Energetic Compounds : Methods for Prediction of their Performance / Mohammad Hossein Keshavarz, Thomas M. Klapötke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keshavarz, M. H. (Mohammad Hossein), Author.

Klapötke, Thomas M., Author.

Series:

De Gruyter STEM

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Explosives--Testing.

Explosives.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

2nd, completely revised and extended Edition

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book discusses methods for the assessment of energetic compounds through heat of detonation, detonation pressure, velocity and temperature, Gurney energy and power. The authors focus on the detonation pressure and detonation velocity of non-ideal aluminized energetic compounds. This 2nd Edition includes an updated and improved presentation of simple, reliable methods for the design, synthesis and development of novel energetic compounds.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface to the first edition

Preface to the second edition

Contents

List of symbols

About the authors

1 Heat of detonation

2 Detonation temperature

3 Detonation velocity

4 Detonation pressure

5 Gurney energy

6 Power (strength)

7 Underwater detonation (explosion)

Answers to questions and problems

Appendix: Glossary of compound names and heats of formation for pure and composite explosives

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Jun 2020)

ISBN:

3-11-067765-2

OCLC:

1158123226