Reliable prediction of electric spark sensitivity of nitramines: A general correlation with detonation pressure

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 167, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 461-466

  Keshavarz, Mohammad Hossein ^a   Pouretedal, Hamid Reza ^a   Semnani, Abolfazl ^b  

^a MALEK ASHTAR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Correlation; Detonation pressure; Electric spark sensitivity; Nitramine; Safety

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; CRYSTAL DENSITY; DETONATION PRESSURE; HEAT OF FORMATION; NITRAMINE; NITRAMINES; QUANTUM MECHANICAL COMPUTATIONS; QUANTUM MECHANICAL METHOD; ROOT MEAN SQUARE; SAFETY;

ELECTRIC SPARKS; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

DETONATION;

EXPLOSIVE;

CORRELATION; EXPLOSION; EXPLOSIVE; HEAT PRODUCTION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; PREDICTION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RELIABILITY;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRICITY; EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; METHODS; NITROBENZENES; PRESSURE; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 67649252849     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.01.009     Document Type: Article

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