Application of heat conduction calorimetry to high explosives

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 401, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-16

  Bunyan, Paul ^a   Baker, Carole ^b   Turner, Neil ^b  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

^b MOD Abbey Wood   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; Explosives; Kinetics

Indexed keywords

CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; NITRATE; PROPELLANT; TRINITROTOLUENE;

CALORIMETRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0038667779     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6031(03)00053-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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