The chemistry of explosives /

"The third edition of this popular book has been fully revised and updated and outlines the basic principles needed to understand the mechanism of explosions by chemical explosives. The history, theory and chemical types of explosives are introduced, providing the reader with information on the...

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Main Author: Akhavan, Jacqueline
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK : Royal Society of Chemistry, [2011]
Edition:3rd ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"The third edition of this popular book has been fully revised and updated and outlines the basic principles needed to understand the mechanism of explosions by chemical explosives. The history, theory and chemical types of explosives are introduced, providing the reader with information on the physical parameters of primary and secondary explosives. Thermodynamics, enthalpy, free energy and gas equations are covered together with examples of calculations, leading to the power and temperature of explosions."--Page 4 of cover.
Item Description:Previous edition: 2004.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 193 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-180) and index.
ISBN:9781621981503
1621981509