Proceedings of the 1992 NIMIC Workshop on Bullet/fragment Impact Held at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, 9-11 June 1992

Proceedings of the 1992 NIMIC Workshop on Bullet/fragment Impact Held at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, 9-11 June 1992
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 219
Release: 1992
Genre:
ISBN:

This workshop is the first of a series being organised by the NATO Insensitive Munitions Information Center (NIMIC) to promote the interchange of information among the participating nations of NIMIC on various technical subjects associated with the requirements, testing and assessment of insensitive munitions. The presentations and record of discussions made at this Workshop do not imply endorsement of the ideas, accuracy of facts presented or of any product by NIMIC or the Defence Departments of the NIMIC Participating Nations.

Explosive Shocks in Air

Explosive Shocks in Air
Author: Gilbert F. Kinney
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642866824

A purpose of science is to organize diversified factual knowledge into a coherent body of information, and to present this from the simplest possible viewpoint. This is a formidable task where our knowledge is incomplete, as it is with explosions. Here one runs the risk of oversimplification, naivete, and incom pleteness. Nevertheless a purpose of this work is to present as simply as possible a general description of the basic nature of explosions. This treatise should be of interest to all who are working with explosives such as used in construction or in demolition work, in mining operations, or in military applications. It should also be of interest to those concemed with disasters such as explosions or earthquakes, to those involved in civil defense precautions, and to those concemed with defense against terrorists. That is, this material should be of interest to all who wish to utilize, or to avoid, the effects of explosions as weil as to those whose interest is primarily scientific in nature.

Combustion of Energetic Materials

Combustion of Energetic Materials
Author: Kenneth K. Kuo
Publisher: Begell House Publishers
Total Pages: 1114
Release: 2002
Genre: Combustion
ISBN:

This edited book contains state-of-the-art information associated with energetic material combustion. There are twelve topical areas, including: Reaction Kinetics of Energetic Materials (Solid, Liquid, and Gel Propellants); Recycling of Energetic Materials; Combustion Performance of Hybrid and Solid Rocket Motors; Ignition and Combustion of Energetic Materials; Energetic Material Defects and Rocket Engine Flowfields; Metal Combustion; Pyrolysis and Combustion Processes of New Ingredients and Applications; Theoretical Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Combustion Processes of Energetic Materials; Combustion Diagnostic Techniques; Propellant and Rocket Motor Stability; Commercial Applications of Energetic Materials (Airbags, Gas Generators, etc.); and Thermal Insulation and Ablation Processes.

High Energy Materials

High Energy Materials
Author: Jai Prakash Agrawal
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 499
Release: 2015-11-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3527802681

Authored by an insider with over 40 years of high energy materials (HEMs) experience in academia, industry and defense organizations, this handbook and ready reference covers all important HEMs from the 1950s to the present with their respective properties and intended purposes. Written at an attainable level for professionals, engineers and technicians alike, the book provides a comprehensive view of the current status and suggests further directions for research and development. An introductory chapter on the chemical and thermodynamic basics allows the reader to become acquainted with the fundamental features of explosives, before moving on to the important safety aspects in processing, handling, transportation and storage of high energy materials. With its collation of results and formulation strategies hitherto scattered in the literature, this should be on the shelf of every HEM researcher and developer.

Aircraft Fire Safety

Aircraft Fire Safety
Author: North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. Propulsion and Energetics Panel. Symposium
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1989
Genre: Aircraft accidents
ISBN: 9789283505297

The Conference Proceedings contains 38 papers presented at the Propulsion and Energetics Panel 73rd Symposium on 'Aircraft Fire Safety' which was held 22 - 26 May 1989 in Sintra, Portugal. The Symposium was arranged in the following sessions: Review of Fire-Related Aircraft Accidents (3); Fire Safety Standards and Research Programmes (6); Aircraft Internal Fires (9); Aircraft External Fires (2); Fire Safety of Military Weapon Systems (3); Fire Hardening by Advanced Materials and Structural Design (8); Passenger Behaviour in Emergency Situations (3); and Passenger Protective Equipment (4). The Technical Evaluation Report and and Addendum are included at the beginning of the Proceedings. Questions and answers of the discussions follow each paper. The last AGARD review on the subject took place in a Specialists' Meeting in 1975, followed by a Working Group Report in 1979 and Lecture Series in 1982. The purpose of the Symposium was a review of the present state-of-the-art and of the last improvements. Although the safety standards in aviation are already very high, there is still room for improvements. They are listed in the Conclusions and Recommendations of the Technical Evaluation Report and in the Addendum.

Fundamentals of Shaped Charges

Fundamentals of Shaped Charges
Author: William P. Walters
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Total Pages: 428
Release: 1989
Genre: Science
ISBN:

An introduction to the art and science of developing shaped charges. Presents the history of shaped charges, the principles governing their design, and a variety of example applications. Includes discussion of Gurney and Taylor methods, jet formation, the visco-plastic model, jet penetration, fabrication, computational aspects, and how to design shaped charges for different applications. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Organic Chemistry of Explosives

Organic Chemistry of Explosives
Author: Jai Prakash Agrawal
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2007-01-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780470059357

Organic Chemistry of Explosives is the first text to bring together the essential methods and routes used for the synthesis of organic explosives in a single volume. Assuming no prior knowledge, the book discusses everything from the simplest mixed acid nitration of toluene, to the complex synthesis of highly energetic caged nitro compounds. Reviews laboratory and industrial methods, which can be used to introduce aliphatic C-nitro, aromatic C-nitro, N-nitro, and nitrate ester functionality into organic compounds Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each synthetic method or route, with scope, limitations, substrate compatibility and other important considerations Features numerous examples in the form of text, reaction diagrams, and tables.