THERMAL DECOMPOSITION AND COMBUSTION OF EXPLOSIVES
Abstract
This book essentially presents a review and summary of experimental and theoretical findings obtained in the field of combustion processes in explosives. The author, who died before completing his review of the book for publication, was one of the foremost Soviet specialists in the field, and many of the findings and basic principles cited in the book are either his or those of his school. This is particularly true with respect to the material on the theory of combustion and thermal disintegration of secondary explosives, and the analysis of critical phenomena and to the physical essence of the difference between the properties of a number of explosives. Briefly summarized, the book is concerned with the principal forms of explosives and their capacity for chemical conversion (i.e., stable combustion, nonsteady state combustion, and detonation), the main problems of chemical kinetics in the initiation and development of an explosion as a function of changes in temperature, and the slow combustion of (principally) condensed substances. The book is intended for students, engineers and scientific workers specializing in physical chemistry and chemistry.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 14, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0693600
Entities
People
- K. K. Andreev
Organizations
- National Air and Space Intelligence Center