Commercial Explosives and Initiators--A Handbook

Abstract

Basic information on commercial explosives and initiators of the current product line in the USSR is presented, including the latest products permitted in explosive practice. Besides formulations, standardized quality indicators of explosives produced and design features of initiators, state- standard covered methods of control testing, kinds of bagging and packing, wholesale prices, and use warranty schedules are given. Calculation and experimental characteristics of explosives and initiators are set forth, along with their laboratory test methods. The fields of application of each kind or group of explosives and initiators are stated. The fundamentals of the theory of explosions are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1973
Accession Number
AD0786785

Entities

People

  • B. D. Rossi
  • Z. G. Pozdnyakov

Organizations

  • United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fluids
  • Ignition
  • Liquids
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Rocket Oxidizers

Readers

  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design