Performance of emulsion explosives

Combustion, Explosion and Shock Waves

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 463-469

  Cudzilo, S ^a   Kohlicek, P ^b   Trzcinski, V A ^a   Zeman, S ^b  

^a MILITARY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Detonation parameters; Explosives; Glass micro balloons; Nitrates of metals; Performance

Indexed keywords

DETONATION; EMULSIONS; GLASS; MORTAR; NITRATES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EMULSION EXPLOSIVES;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 0141674655     PISSN: 00105082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016219517798     Document Type: Article

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