Gas production from thermal decomposition of explosives: Assessing the thermal stabilities of energetic materials from gas production data

Journal of Energetic Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 97-121

  Oxley, J C ^a   Smith, J L ^a   Rogers, E ^a   Dong, X X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0344391487     PISSN: 07370652     EISSN: 15458822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370650008216115     Document Type: Article

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3. M1L-STD-286B; method 406.1.2, 1975; MIL-STD-286B; method 403.1.3, 1975.
4. Test used a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory & under examination at Eglin AFB.
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