Klapötke T.M. Chemistry of High-Energy Materials

3rd Edition. – Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston, Germany, 2015. – 333 p. – ISBN10: 3110439328This new revised edition treats the basic chemistry of high energy materials - primary and secondary explosives, propellants, rocket fuel and pyrotechnics - and examines new research developments, including hydrodynamics and ionic liquids. Applications in military and civil fields are discussed. This work is of interest to advanced students in chemistry, materials science and engineering, as well as to all those working in defense technology.Classification of Energetic Materials
Detonation, Detonation Velocity and Detonation Pressure
Thermodynamics
Initiation
Experimental Characterization of Explosives
Special Aspects of Explosives
Correlation between the Electrostatic Potential and the Impact Sensitivity
Design of Novel Energetic Materials
Synthesis of Energetic Materials
Safe Handling of Energetic Materials in the Laboratory
Energetic Materials of the Future
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