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2010 ACS Calendar
The American Chemical Society have publsihed, online and in hard copy, their 2010 “Colors of Chemistry” calendar. January references the Journal of Pyrotechnics paper Copper in Pyrotechnics It is well worth a download of the calendar, or seeing if you can get a hard copy – it contains some nice images
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ESI for Ergonomic Hazards in Local Fireworks Factories – Azzopardi
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Ergonomic Hazards in Local Fireworks Factories
Stanley Azzopardi Abstract: The objective of this paper is to review the practices, postures and workstations in Maltese fireworks factories which may cause back pain and musculoskeletal disorders to fireworkers. Hazards varying from the toxicity of substances used to produce colours and pyro-effects up to ergonomic adversities that such processes impose upon the workers are …
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Book Review: Initiation of Explosives & Pyrotechnic Materials
By: Jean-Rene Duguet – R&D Manager and Consultant in Pyrotechnics. Preface by: Dr Attie Goosen Published by: Cultures et Techniques – cultures.techniques@hotmail.fr ISBN: 978-2-918209-02-7 Price: 50Euros This small paperback book is packed with information on the chemistry and mechanics of initiation and has extensive chapters on:- General outline Explosives and Production Processes Initaitors and Related …
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Characteristics of the Red Colored Flame of Firework Compositions
Dayu Ding, Daichi Tabata and Tadao Yoshida Abstract:: Experiments have been conducted varying the oxygen balance of fi rework compositions and adding a chlorine donor to compositions in order to understand how or why a red fl ame is affected by the oxygen balance and presence of chlorine in the composition. The results show that …
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Pyrotechnic Chemistry Course
The next course in the UK will be held at Grafham on 19/20/21 April 2010 For more details see http://www.pyrochemistry.net
Effects of Variation of Component Content on the Colored Flame of Firework Star Compositions
Kazuomi Itoh, Hideo Watanabe, Dayu Ding and Tadao Yoshida Abstract: The spectra of the colored flames of firework compositions were measured with a spectrometer and processed into chromaticity coordinates. The change in color purity as a function of composition is shown using chromaticity diagrams. Firework star compositions of red, yellow, green and blue were tested. …
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Metal–Fluorocarbon Pyrolants: IX. Burn rate and Radiometric Performance of Magnesium/Teflon/Viton (MTV) Modified with Zirconium
Ernst-Christian Koch Abstract: The burn rate, u (mm s−1) of fuel rich magnesium/Teflon/Viton (MTV) is increased by 65% upon addition of zirconium whereas the spectral efficiency Eβ (J g−1 sr−1) is reduced by 15%. Keywords: Burn rate, zirconium, magnesium, MTV, polytetrafluoroethylene, radiometry, TeflonTM, VitonTM Ref: JPyro, Issue 28, 2009, pp16-18 (J28_16)