UPCOMING WORKSHOP

19th WPC

NOVEL MATERIALS

OLD MATERIALS IN NEW ROLES

September 6, 2025, Munich, Germany

right before the 48th International Pyrotechnics Seminar at LMU Munich, Germany, September 8-12, 2025.

CHAIRMEN

Thomas M. KLAPÖTKE, LMU, Munich, Germany

Ernst-Christian KOCH, Lutradyn, Kaiserslautern, Germany

Updates on Speakers soon

PAST WORKSHOP

18th Workshop on Pyrotechnic Combustion Mechanisms

COMBUSTION & DEFLAGRATION

of
ENERGETIC MATERIALS

Monday, June 24 2024

Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, Germany

Picture photographed by Andrzej Koleczko, Fraunhofer ICT

UPDATE July 4th

*** Link to download Presentations has been sent today***

info@lutradyn.com

Speakers & Talks

Helmut CIEZKI, DLR, Lampoldshausen; Germany

Gel-Propulsion – An Overview of Possibilities and of Results Elaborated in Germany

Patrick SCHNIPPERING, ISL, Saint Louis, France

Entrapping nitroglycerin in organic matrices

Arno HAHMA, Diehl Defence, Röthenbach, Germany

Electrochemical combustion acceleration

Sebastian KNAPP, Fraunhofer-ICT, Pfinztal, Germany

Modelling of Pyrotechnic Mixtures

Jasmin LECHNER, LMU, Munich, Germany

Synthesis – The Core Component of Energetic Materials Research

Marina SEIDL, ISL, Saint Louis, France

Impact-induced energy release of reactive structural materials

Steve SON, Purdue University, Purdue, Il, USA

In Situ Resource Utilization on Mars for Energetic Materials

Romuald VAN RIET, Royal Military Academy, Brussels, Belgium

New energetic materials based on nanoporous materials filled with oxidants and their applications

CHAIRMEN

Ernst-Christian KOCH, Lutradyn, Kaiserslautern, Germany

Sebastian KNAPP, Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, Germany

FEES

Regular: 200,- EUR incl. 19 % VAT
Reduced Rate for Students, Trainees: 75,- EUR incl. 19 % VAT

The fee includes in person or hybrid participation, beverages, lunch and pdf of the slides.

Past Workshops

17th Workshop on Pyrotechnic Combustion Mechanisms

Monday, June 27, 2022,

adjacent to the Annual Conference of the ICT from June 28- July 1 2022 in Karlsruhe

Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, Germany

HYBRID MEETING

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING of ENERGETIC MATERIALS

Group Photo at the 17th WPC June 27 2022

Photo by Tim Nickel, ICT.

+++ SPEAKERS +++

Joost van Lingen, TNO, The Hague, The Netherlands
3D Printing of Energetics @ TNO:
How it started and where we are now

Barbara Baschung, French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis, Saint Louis, France
EDA - AMTEM Project: Additive Manufacturing Techniques for Energetic Materials

Monique McClain, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN, USA

Extrusion-based Additive Manufacturing of Composite Energetic Materials

Christelle Collet, NATO MSIAC, Brussels, Belgium

New Concerns and Opportunities for Additive Manufacturing Processes Applied to Energetic Materials

Damien Chaveroux, EURENCO, Bergerac, France

Formulations for 3D solvent cast AM, Energetic Textiles & Igniter continuous deposit process

Michael Grapes, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA, USA

Design and diagnostics for advanced manufacturing of energetics,

Rebecca Millar, UK Ministry of Defence & Cranfield University, UK

Additive Manufacturing research for energetic materials in the UK

Uwe Schaller, Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, Germany

Additive Manufacturing of Energetic Materials at ICT

SCHEDULE

Sunday, June 26, 17:00 hrs CEST Speakers Meeting (on invitation only)

Monday, June 27, 8:00 hrs CEST Registration opens

8:30 hrs CEST Internet lines open

8:45 - 9:00 hrs CEST Opening Remarks

9:00 - 13:00 hrs CEST Presentations

13:00 - 14:00 hrs CEST Lunch Break

13:50 hrs CEST Internet lines open

14:00 - 17:30 hrs CEST Presentations

17:30 hrs CEST Final Discussion

18:00 hrs CEST end

16th Workshop on Pyrotechnic Combustion Mechanisms

June 28-30, 2021

VIRTUAL EVENT - WEBWORKSHOP

DOCUMENTATION

The presentations and videos are available on Friday July 2.

Every participant will receive an E-mail to download the presentations and to watch the videos of the three sessions.

If you don't receive an according E-mail by Saturday July 3, 12:00 pm (noon) CEST please send a message to info@lutradyn.com or contact

FINAL SCHEDULE

MONDAY JUNE 28 2021

EDT 10:00 AM / CEST 4:00 PM Ernst-Christian Koch

EDT 10:15 AM / CEST 4:15 PM Stefan Kolev, SURT Technologies, Sofia, Bulgaria

NOVEL ENHANCED BLAST EXPLOSIVES

EDT 11:15 AM / CEST 5:15 PM Allen Kuhl, LLNL, USA

MODELLING BURNING METAL STREAMERS in PYROTECHNIC EXPLOSIONS

EDT 12:15 PM/ CEST 6:15 PM Michael Zachariah, University of California Riverside, CA, USA

TEMPORAL MICROSCOPIC & THERMAL IMAGING TO UNDERSTAND STRUCTURE -FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS IN REACTIV MATERIALS

EDT 13:15 PM/ CEST 7:15 PM END OF DAY 1

TUESDAY JUNE 29 2021

EDT 10:00 AM / CEST 4:00 PM Marina Seidl & Hartmut Borchert, ISL, Saint Louis, France

INVESTIGATIONS on the IMPACT INDUCED ENERGY RELEASE of PYROPHORIC ALLOY FRAGMENTS

EDT 11:00 AM / CEST 5:00 PM Thomas M. Klapötke, LMU, Munich, Germany,

REACTIVE MATERIALS BASED ON Hf and Zr alloys

EDT 12:00 AM / CEST 6:00 PM Michael Gozin, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

THERMOSTABLE ENERGETIC MATERIALS

EDT 13:00 PM/ CEST 7:00 PM END OF DAY 2

WEDNESDAY JUNE 30 2021

EDT 10:00 AM / CEST 4:00 PM Marc Comet, ISL, Saint Louis, France

ABOUT SOME UNEXPLORED PROPERTIES of AMMONIUM DINITRAMIDE

EDT 11:00 AM / CEST 5:00 PM Nikita Muravyev, Semenov Institute, Moscow, Russia

SENSITIVITY OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS : EVIDENCE OF A THERMODYNAMIC FACTOR

EDT 12:00 AM / CEST 6:00 PM Arno Hahma, Diehl Defence, Röthenbach Germany

REACTIVE STRUCTURAL MATERIALS

EDT 13:00 PM/ CEST 7:00 PM SUMMARY

EDT 13:30 PM/ CEST 7:30 PM END

15th WORKSHOP ON PYROTECHNIC COMBUSTION MECHANISMS

5 - 7 OCTOBER 2020, VIRTUAL EVENT

E. Dreizin, Metal-Metal Fluoride Reactive Composites and Reactions Leading to their Ignition
M. Pantoya, Ignition Mechanisms for Fuel Particles in Energetic Composites
S. Son, Impact Ignition of Energetic Materials
J. Puszynski, Ignition of Energetic Materials: Mechanism, Theory and Modeling
V. Weiser, Experimental investigation and modelling of the ignitor plume/propellant interaction
W. Proud, Impulsive Loading of Detonation Trains

14TH WORKSHOP ON PYROTECHNIC COMBUSTION MECHANISMS

25. JUNE 2018, KAISERSLAUTERN, GERMANY

Presenters and participants at the 15th Workshop on Pyrotechic Combustion Mechanisms

J Campos (2.fl), M Suceska (3.fl standing back), K. Hack (7.fr, standing back), S. Kelzenberg (9.f.r. standing back)

Round Robin Program:

If you are interested to participate with yet another Thermochemical & Kinetics Code (not given below) please download the program and contact us at info@lutradyn.com

+++ Codes & Presenters +++

EXPLO-5, Prof. Dr. Muhamed Suceska, University of Zagreb, Croatia
FACTSAGE-7.x, Prof. Dr. Klaus Hack, GTT Technologies, Germany
ICT, Dr. Stefan Kelzenberg, Fraunhofer, ICT, Germany
NASA-CEA, Dr. Ernst-Christian Koch, Lutradyn, Germany
THOR , Prof. Dr. Jose Campos, University of Coimbra, Portugal

+++Workshop Co-Chairs+++

Ernst-Christian Koch, Lutradyn

Sebastian Knapp, Fraunhofer ICT

+++Workshop Location+++

Hotel-Restaurant Burgschänke

Schloßstr. 1

D-67661 Kaiserslautern (Hohenecken)

Germany

13TH WORKSHOP ON PYROTECHNIC COMBUSTION MECHANISMS

26. JUNE 2017, AT FRAUNHOFER ICT, PFINZTAL/KARLSRUHE, GERMANY

THERMITES - VERSATILE ENERGETIC MATERIALS

Photo von A. Koleczko

Z. Doorenbos (2. v.l.), C. Weinhold (6.v. l, hintere Reihe), B. Proud ((. v.l., vordere Reihe), A. Kuhl (13. v. l), L. Catoire,(7.v.r, vordere Reihe), M. Comet (1.v.r). Es fehlen A. Gromov und V. Weiser

LECTURES

Workshop Co-Chairs

Ernst-Christian Koch, Lutradyn, GERMANY
Sebastian Knapp, Fraunhofer ICT, GERMANY

International Advisory Board

Marc Comet, ISL, FRANCE
Shingo Date, National Defense Academy, JAPAN
Nigel Davies, Defence Academy of the UK, UNITED KINGDOM
Ken Smit, Defence Science Technology Group, AUSTRALIA

Mission

The Workshop on Pyrotechnic Combustion Mechanisms (WPC) has been founded in 2004. This occurred in an effort to provide a forum for scientists, engineers and technicians working in the field to facilitate an intensified exchange of ideas on the combustion mechanisms of pyrotechnic and other energetic materials. Since then the workshop is held intermittently adjacent to topically related conferences or seminars.

Concept

The workshop typically commences around 8 am with a get-together breakfast in the conference room, offering the opportunity to register and to meet with the presenters and other participants. Starting at 9 am the workshop features presentations of about an hour duration and sufficient time to facilitate discussion between the presenters and audience. Coffee breaks and a lunch break are held in the same room to avoid spread-out and unnecessary interruption of streams of thoughts. The workshop closes with a wrap-up session and dissemination of the presentations to the participants on a flash drive.

To get an idea about the concept access the free-of-charge proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Pyrotechnic Combustion Mechanisms down below on this page.

PAST WORKSHOPS 2004-2017

PAST PROCEEDINGS

available at

Price: 55.00 EUR + 19 % MWSt (German VAT)

Order your copy at report@lutradyn.com

1 st, 10 July, 2004, Fort Collins, USA,
2 nd, 27 th June, 2005, Pfinztal, Germany.
3 rd, 15 July, 2006, Fort Collins, USA.
4 th, 25 June, 2007, Pfinztal, Germany.
5 th, 6 October, 2007, Beaune, France.
6 th, 12 July, 2008, Fort Collins, USA.
7 th, 22 August, 2009, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
8 th, 14 May, 2011, Reims, France.
9 th, 9 June, 2012, Denver, USA.
10 th, 25 May, 2013, Valencia, Spain.
11 th, 12 July, 2014, Colorado Springs, USA.
12th, 9 July, 2016, Grand Junction, USA
13th, 26 June, 2017, Pfinztal, Germany
14th, 25 June, 2018, Kaiserslautern, Germany
15th, 5-7 October 2020, Virtual Event

For the full list of presentations see the document to the left.

1ST WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS - 2004 - FREE OF CHARGE!