Chemistry of High-Energy Materials

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Chemistry of High-Energy Materials
Copyright
Dedication
Preface to this 5th English edition
Preface to the 4th English edition
Preface to the 3rd English edition
Preface to the 2nd English edition
Preface to the first English edition
Preface to the first German edition
Contents
1. Introduction
	1.1 Historical Overview
	1.2 New Developments
		1.2.1 Polymer-Bonded Explosives
		1.2.2 New High (Secondary) Explosives
		1.2.3 New Primary Explosives
		1.2.4 New Oxidizers for Solid Rocket Motors
		1.2.5 Initial Characterization of New Energetic Materials
	1.3 Definitions
	1.4 Combustion, Deflagration, Detonation – A Short Introduction
		1.4.1 Fire and Combustion
		1.4.2 Deflagration and Detonation
2. Classification of Energetic Materials
	2.1 Primary Explosives
	2.2 High (Secondary) Explosives
	2.3 Propellant Charges
	2.4 Rocket Propellants
		2.4.1 Chemical Thermal Propulsion (CTP)
	2.5 Pyrotechnics
		2.5.1 Detonators, Initiators, Delay Compositions and Heat-Generating Pyrotechnics
		2.5.2 Light-Generating Pyrotechnics
		2.5.3 Decoy Flares
		2.5.4 Smoke Munitions
		2.5.5 Near-Infrared (NIR) Compositions
3. Detonation, Detonation Velocity and Detonation Pressure
4. Thermodynamics
	4.1 Theoretical Basis
	4.2 Computational Methods
		4.2.1 Thermodynamics
		4.2.2 Detonation Parameters
		4.2.3 Combustion Parameters
		4.2.4 Example: Theoretical Evaluation of New Solid Rocket Propellants
		4.2.5 Example: EXPLO5 Calculation of the Gun Propellant Properties of Single, Double and Triple Base Propellants
		4.2.6 Semiempirical Calculations (EMDB)
5. Initiation
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Ignition and Initiation of Energetic Materials
	5.3 Laser Ignition and Initiation
	5.4 Electric Detonators
6. Experimental Characterization of Explosives
	6.1 Sensitivities
	6.2 Long-Term Stabilities
	6.3 Insensitive Munitions
	6.4 Gap Test
	6.5 Classification
	6.6 Trauzl Test
	6.7 Aging of Energetic Materials
7. Special Aspects of Explosives
	7.1 Shaped Charges
	7.2 Detonation Velocities
	7.3 Gurney Model
		7.3.1 Example: Calculation of the Gurney Velocity for a General Purpose Bomb
	7.4 Plate Dent Tests vs. Fragment Velocities
	7.5 Underwater explosions
8. Correlation between the Electrostatic Potential and the Impact Sensitivity
	8.1 Electrostatic Potentials
	8.2 Volume-Based Sensitivities
9. Design of Novel Energetic Materials
	9.1 Classification
	9.2 Polynitrogen Compounds
	9.3 High-Nitrogen Compounds
		9.3.1 Tetrazole and Dinitramide Chemistry
		9.3.2 Tetrazole, Tetrazine and Trinitroethyl Chemistry
		9.3.3 Ionic Liquids
	9.4 Dinitroguanidine Derivatives
	9.5 Co-Crystallization
	9.6 Future Energetics
	9.7 Detonation Velocities from Laser-induced Air Shock
	9.8 Thermally Stable Explosives
10. Synthesis of Energetic Materials
	10.1 Molecular Building Blocks
	10.2 Nitration Reactions
	10.3 Processing
	10.4 Safe Handling of Spent Acid
11. Safe Handling of Energetic Materials in the Laboratory
	11.1 General
	11.2 Protective Equipment
	11.3 Laboratory Equipment
12. Energetic Materials of the Future
13. Related Topics
	13.1 Thermobaric Weapons
	13.2 Agent Defeat Weapons
	13.3 Nanothermites
		13.3.1 Example: Iron Oxide / Aluminum Thermite
		13.3.2 Example: Copper Oxide / Aluminum Thermite
		13.3.3 Example: Molybdenum Trioxide / Aluminum Thermite
	13.4 Homemade Explosives
	13.5 Explosive Welding
	13.6 Gas Generators (Air Bags)
	13.7 Toxicity Measurements
	Literatur
14. Study Questions
15. Literature
	Additional Reading
		General
		Synthetic Chemistry
		Detonation Physics
		Pyrotechnics
		Material Sciences
		Engineering and Technology
		Rocket Propulsion
		Gun Propulsion
		Weapons
		Testing Methods
		Gurney Velocity
		Computational Chemistry (quantum mechanics)
		Nanothermites
	Primary Explosives
	Thermally Stable Explosives
	Cited Literature
	Computer Codes
	WEB Pages
	Journals
	Conferences
16. Appendix
	Important reaction types in organic nitrogen chemistry
	Curing of a diol (HTPB) with isocyanate binder
	Important reaction types in inorganic nitrogen chemistry
	Collection of formulas
Author
Index