UID:
almahu_9949198969302882
Format:
XV, 433 p. 67 illus., 1 illus. in color.
,
online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 1998.
ISBN:
9781461205890
Series Statement:
Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena,
Content:
This is a broad-based text on the fundamentals of explosive behavior and the application of explosives in civil engineering, industrial processes, aerospace applications, and military uses.
Note:
1 Introduction to Explosives -- 1.1. History -- 1.2. Nomenclature -- 1.3. Blasting -- 1.4. Military Uses -- 1.5. Jet Penetrators -- 1.6. Reactive Armor -- 1.7. Explosive Welding -- 1.8. Wave Shaping and Lenses -- 1.9. Conclusions -- 1.10. Problems (Hints and Solutions) -- References -- 2 Explosives Development and Fundamentals of Explosives Technology -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Nomenclature -- 2.3. The Nature of Explosions -- 2.4. What Are Explosives? -- 2.5. A Short History of Explosives -- 3 Shock Waves; Rarefaction Waves; Equations of State -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Notation and Units -- 3.3. List of Symbols -- 3.4. Shock Waves -- 3.5. Rarefaction Waves -- 3.6. Reference Frames -- 3.7. Sharp Shocks and Diffuse Rarefactions -- 3.8. Transmission and Reflection of Waves at Interfaces -- 3.9. The Shock Tube -- 3.10. Detonation -- 3.11. Phase Changes -- 3.12. Hydrodynamics and Thermodynamics -- 3.13. Equations of State -- 3.14. Equations of State for Mixtures -- 3.15. The Adiabatic Gamma, the Griineisen Gamma, and the Fundamental Derivative -- 3.16. Problems (Hints and Solutions) -- References -- 4 Introduction to Detonation Physics -- 4.1. Nomenclature -- 4.2. The Simple Model -- 4.3. The Jump Equations -- 4.4. The Detonation ProductP-VIsentrope -- 4.5. Detonation Velocity and Density -- 4.6. TheC-JState -- 4.7. The Detonation ProductP-uHugoniot -- 4.8. Detonation Velocity and Charge Diameter -- 4.9. Conclusion -- References -- 5 The Chemistry of Explosives -- 5.1. Background -- 5.2. Conventional Explosives -- 5.3. Nitrate Esters -- 5.4. Nitroarenes -- 5.5. Nitroalkanes -- 5.6. Nitramines -- 5.7. Heterocyclic Explosives -- 5.8. Energetic Salts -- 5.9. Composite Explosives -- 5.10. Liquid Oxidizers and Explosives -- 5.11. Unconventional Explosives -- References -- 6 Theories and Techniques of Initiation -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Nomenclature -- 6.3. Initiation Theories -- 6.4. Thermal Explosion Theory -- 6.5. Elementary Detonation Theory -- 6.6. Relationships Between Thermal and Shock Initiation Theories -- 6.7. Initiation Mechanisms -- 6.8. Initiation Trains -- 6.9. Conclusions -- References -- 7 The Gurney Model for Explosive Output for Driving Metal -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Nomenclature -- 7.3. Results of the Gurney Model -- 7.4. Applications of Gurney Analysis -- 7.5. Extensions of Gurney Analysis -- 7.6. Limitations and Corrections in Gurney Analysis -- 7.7. Combination of Gurney with Other Physics -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 8 Hazard Assessment of Explosives and Propellants -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Basic Precepts of Hazard Testing -- 8.3. Sensitiveness, Sensitivity, and Explosiveness -- 8.4. Stages in Hazard Assessment -- 8.5. Charge Hazard Tests -- 8.6. Electrostatic Sensitiveness -- 8.7. Assessment of the Results of the Tests on Energetic Materials -- 8.8. "Insensitive" High Explosives and Propellants -- 8.9. System or Weapon Tests for IM -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 9 Safe Handling of Explosives -- 9.1. Explosive Safety -- 9.2. Sensitivity Testing -- 9.3. Thermal Stability -- 9.4. Case History of an Ammonium Nitrate (AN) Emulsion Accident -- 9.5. Thermal Stability of Organic Explosives -- 9.6. Toxicity of Explosives -- References -- 10 Demolitions -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Explosively Formed Projectiles -- 10.3. Wall Breaching -- 10.4. Bridge Demolition -- 10.5. Explosive Ordnance Disposal -- References.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9780387955582
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9780387982014
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9781461205906
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4612-0589-0
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0589-0
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