- Author
- Kosanke, B. | Kosanke, K.
- Title
- Physics and Chemistry of Pyrotechnic Explosives: A Primer.
- Coporate
- PyroLabs, Inc.
- Journal
- Fire and Arson Investigator, Vol. 49, No. 1, 54-57,60-61, October 1998
- Keywords
- explosives | pyrotechnics | physics | chemistry | combustion | combustion products | ignition | chemical reactions | particle size | confinement
- Identifiers
- pasic physics of explosions; explosive overpressure versus time; chemical combination; major combustion products and reaction energies for typical combustion reactions; classes of combustion reactions; chemical reaction energy elements; model of propagating pyrotechnic reaction; mechanisms for energy transfer from reacting to pre-reacting materials; effects of form and confinement; parallel burning; progatative burning; sensitiveness to accidental ignition stimuli