The Chemistry of Explosives
"Revised and expanded to reflect new developments in the field, this book outlines the basic principles required to understand the chemical processes of explosives. The Chemistry of Explosives provides an overview of the history of explosives, taking the reader to future developments. The text on the classification of explosive materials contains much data on the physical parameters of primary and secondary explosives. The explosive processes of deflagration and detonation, including the theory of 'hotspots' for the detonation process, are introduced and many examples are provided in the detailed description on the thermochemistry of explosives. New material includes coverage of the latest explosive compositions, such as high temperature explosives, nitrocubanes, energetic polymers, plasticizers and insensitive munitions (IM). This concise, readable book is ideal for 'A' level students and new graduates with no previous knowledge of explosive materials. With detailed information on a vast range of explosives in tabular form and an extensive bibliography, this book will also be useful to anyone needing succinct information on the subject."
J. Akhavan, The Chemistry of Explosives, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2004.
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Front coverByJacqueline AkhavanJacqueline AkhavanSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Front matterByJacqueline AkhavanJacqueline AkhavanSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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PrefaceByJacqueline AkhavanJacqueline AkhavanSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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ContentsByJacqueline AkhavanJacqueline AkhavanSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Introduction of explosivesp1-20ByJacqueline AkhavanJacqueline AkhavanSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Classification of explosive materialsp21-48ByJacqueline AkhavanJacqueline AkhavanSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Combustion, deflagration and detonationp49-62ByJacqueline AkhavanJacqueline AkhavanSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Ignition, initiation and thermal decompositionp63-73ByJacqueline AkhavanJacqueline AkhavanSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Thermochemistry of explosivesp74-102ByJacqueline AkhavanJacqueline AkhavanSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Equilibria and kinetics of explosive reactionsp103-117ByJacqueline AkhavanJacqueline AkhavanSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Manufacture of explosivesp118-148ByJacqueline AkhavanJacqueline AkhavanSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Introduction to propellants and pyrotechnicsp149-164ByJacqueline AkhavanJacqueline AkhavanSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Bibliographyp165-167ByJacqueline AkhavanJacqueline AkhavanSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Subject indexp168-180ByJacqueline AkhavanJacqueline AkhavanSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Back coverpX003-X004ByJacqueline AkhavanJacqueline AkhavanSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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