Head and Eye Protection: A Guide for Those Who Manufacture, Test, or Use Explosives Confederation of British Industry Review by Linda Pierpont This Guide is the third in a series of four on the subject of personal protection for the explosives industry. Although this study encompasses the needs of other industries, the main focus is …
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Review of: The Chemistry and Characteristics of Explosive Materials – James R. Cook, PhD
The Chemistry and Characteristics of Explosive Materials James R. Cook, PhD Review by Tom Smith This little volume, sensibly priced at $12.95, is a compilation of basic information and general characteristics of a range of explosives, based as the author acknowledges, on previously published data. Click download link below for more information Ref: JPyro, Issue …
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Chapter III — Accroides
The following article was reprinted from The Technology of Natural Resins, by C. L. Mantell, C. W. Kopf, J. L. Curtis, and E. M. Rogers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1942) pp 14–21. Chapter III — Accroides: Gum accroides is the resinous product obtained from various members of the species Xanthorrhoea of the natural order …
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Air Pollutant Emissions from Power Plants
Martha Joseph, Cynthia Johnston, and Candice Smith An examination of the issue of pollution resulting from fireworks displays in contrast to power plant emissions was chosen as a seminar topic during a pyrotechnic chemistry workshop, sponsored by the Partnership for the Advancement of Chemical Technology (PACT) at Miami University, Middletown, Ohio, July 2001. ——————————————————————————– Ref: JPyro, …
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A Note on the Design of Experiments
A Note on the Design of Experiments L. Weinman Introduction: In this note, we will speak about the general design of an experiment and some factors to be considered. An experiment is used here to mean the deliberate causing of some physical event combined with the taking of data related to the event and the …
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Multi-Wavelength Laser Opacity Study of a Hybrid Rocket Plume
A. P. Chouinard, A. J. Adams, A. M. Wright, and M. K. Hudson ABSTRACT: An instrumentation system was developed to measure the opacity of a hybrid rocket plume as a function of optical wavelength. The source consisted of collineated beams from two lasers, providing seven wavelengths in a single probe beam. Detection was accomplished with …
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Studies of Electric Match Sensitiveness
K. L. and B. J. Kosanke ABSTRACT: The sensitiveness of a collection of ten electric match types, from four suppliers, was determined under conditions intended to reflect their actual use to ignite fireworks displays. The measurements included determinations of impact, electrostatic discharge (ESD), friction, and thermal sensitiveness. The ESD tests considered discharges both through the …
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Review of: Black Powder Manufacturing, Testing, and Optimizing – Ian von Maltitz
Black Powder Manufacturing, Testing, and Optimizing Ian von Maltitz Review by J Bergman As Mr. von Maltitz states in the preface, this work is not merely a second edition of his earlier book, Black Powder Manufacture, Methods and Techniques, as reviewed in Journal of Pyrotechnics No. 7 (Summer 1998). Despite similarities in its content and …
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Preface to Three Reviews of Pyrotechnics – A P Hardt
Pyrotechnics A P Hardt Reviews by B. E. Douda, S. D. Poehlein & S. K. Wilharm and B. Sturman On occasion, when a book to be reviewed has special significance, we have included more than one reviewer’s comments about it. In the present case we are including three reviews by authors with differing backgrounds, and …
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Particle Size Effect in Pyrotechnic Compositions Containing Potassium Chlorate
M. Fathollahi, S. G. Hosseini, S. M. Pourmortazavi, and F. Farahani ABSTRACT: In this research, the effect of potassium chlorate particle size on the heat of reaction and the ignition temperature was studied. Potassium chlorate of known particle size was prepared by crystallizing saturated solutions of potassium chlorate at various cooling rates and then isolating …
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