Explosives engineering. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul W. Cooper.
• Authors: Cooper, Paul W, 1937-
• Contents: I. Chemistry of Explosives: Organic Chemical Nomenclature/; Oxidation/; Pure Explosives/; Estimating Properties of Explosives/; Decomposition; II. Energetics of Explosives: Basic Terms of Thermodynamics/; Thermophysics/Thermochemistry/; Group Addivity/; Reaction Temperature/; Closed Vessel Calculations/; Estimating Detonation Processes; III. Shock Waves: Qualitative Description of a Shock Wave/; The Bead Model/; Rankine-Hugoniot Jump Equations/; Interactions of Shock Waves; IV. Detonations: Detonations, General Observations/; Real Effects in Explosives; V. Theories of Initiation: Nonelectric Initiators/; Hot Wire Initiators/; Exploding Bridgewire Detonations; VI. Engineering Applications: Theories of Scaling/; Acceleration, Formation, and Flight of Fragments/; Blast Effects in Air, Water, and on the Human Body/; Scaling Craters/; Jetting, Shaped Charges and Explosive Welding/; Explosive Welding.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 662.2; Explosives
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119537175
• Related ISBNs: 9781119537137
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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