Primary explosives: Electrostatic discharge initiation, additive effect and its relation to thermal and explosive characteristics

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1074-1078

  Talawar, M B ^a   Agrawal, A P ^a   Anniyappan, M ^a   Wani, D S ^a   Bansode, M K ^a   Gore, G M ^a  

^a HIGH ENERGY MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Additive effect on thermal and explosive characterization; Electrostatic spark sensitivity; Primary explosives

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSTATIC SPARKS; EXPLOSIVE CHARACTERIZATION; PRIMARY EXPLOSIVES; THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION;

ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROSTATICS; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EXPLOSIVES;

5 NITROTETRAZOLE; COBALT; EXPLOSIVE; HYDRAZINE; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; POVIDONE; SILVER DERIVATIVE; TETRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROSTATICS; EXPLOSIVES; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ACCUMULATION; EXPLOSIVE; HAZARD; POLYMER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY TRANSFER;

ELECTROSTATICS; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; HEAT; HOT TEMPERATURE; STATIC ELECTRICITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33748421739     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.03.043     Document Type: Article

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