| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 342 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Front Matter -- Introduction to Pyrolants -- History -- Properties of Fluorocarbons -- Thermochemical and Physical Properties of Metals and their Fluorides -- Reactivity and Thermochemistry of Selected Metal/Fluorocarbon Systems -- Ignition and Combustion Mechanism of MTV -- Ignition of MTV -- Combustion -- Spectroscopy -- Infrared Emitters -- Obscurants -- Igniters -- Incendiaries, Agent Defeat, Reactive Fragments and Detonation Phenomena -- Miscellaneous Applications -- Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis -- Vapour-Deposited Materials -- Ageing -- Manufacture -- Sensitivity -- Toxic Combustion Products -- Outlook -- Index |
| Summary |
"The text opens with an historical overview followed by a thorough discussion of ignition, combustion and radiative properties. The next section explores the multifaceted military and civilian applications, as well as production and synthetic techniques. The critical importance of associated hazards, namely sensitivity, stability and ageing, are discussed in detail, and the whole is rounded off by a look at the future of this important and expanding field."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Explosives.
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explosive.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Chemical & Biochemical.
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Explosives
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012405552 |
| ISBN |
9783527644186 |
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3527644180 |
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9783527644209 |
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3527644202 |
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3527644199 |
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9783527644193 |
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3527644210 |
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9783527644216 |
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9781280663048 |
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1280663049 |
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9786613639974 |
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6613639974 |
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