| Preface to this English edition | 6 |
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| Preface to the first German edition | 8 |
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| Contents | 10 |
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| 1 Introduction | 14 |
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| 1.1 Historical Overview | 14 |
| 1.2 New Developments | 20 |
| 1.2.1 Polymer-Bonded Explosives | 20 |
| 1.2.2 New High (Secondary) Explosives | 22 |
| 1.2.3 New Primary Explosives | 30 |
| 1.2.4 New Oxidizers for Solid Rocket Motors | 32 |
| 1.3 Definitions | 33 |
| 1.4 Combustion, Deflagration, Detonation — A Short Introduction | 37 |
| 1.4.1 Fire and Combustion | 37 |
| 1.4.2 Deflagration and Detonation | 40 |
| 2 Classification of Energetic Materials | 42 |
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| 2.1 Primary Explosives | 42 |
| 2.2 High (Secondary) Explosives | 44 |
| 2.3 Propellant Charges | 51 |
| 2.4 Rocket Propellants | 53 |
| 2.4.1 Chemical Thermal Propulsion (CTP) | 64 |
| 2.5 Pyrotechnics | 65 |
| 2.5.1 Detonators, Initiators, Delay Compositions and Heat-Generating Pyrotechnics | 65 |
| 2.5.2 Light-Generating Pyrotechnics | 68 |
| 2.5.3 Decoy Flares | 72 |
| 2.5.4 Smoke Munitions | 78 |
| 2.5.5 Near-Infrared (NIR) Compositions | 81 |
| 3 Detonation, Detonation Velocity and Detonation Pressure | 84 |
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| 4 Thermodynamics | 88 |
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| 4.1 Theoretical Basis | 88 |
| 4.2 Computational Methods | 94 |
| 4.2.1 Thermodynamics | 94 |
| 4.2.2 Detonation Parameters | 97 |
| 4.2.3 Combustion Parameters | 101 |
| 4.2.4 Example: Theoretical Evaluation of New Solid Rocket Propellants | 105 |
| 4.2.5 Example: EXPLO5 Calculation of the Gun Propellant Properties of Single, Double and Triple Base Propellants | 112 |
| 5 Initiation | 114 |
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| 6 Experimental Characterization of Explosives | 116 |
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| 6.1 Sensitivities | 116 |
| 6.2 Long-Term Stabilities | 121 |
| 6.3 Insensitive Munitions | 123 |
| 6.4 Gap Test | 125 |
| 6.5 Classification | 126 |
| 7 Special Aspects of Explosives | 130 |
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| 7.1 Shaped Charges | 130 |
| 7.2 Detonation Velocities | 136 |
| 7.3 Gurney Model | 141 |
| 7.3.1 Example: Calculation of the Gurney Velocity for a General Purpose Bomb | 146 |
| 8 Correlation between the Electrostatic Potential and the Impact Sensitivity | 148 |
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| 8.1 Electrostatic Potentials | 148 |
| 8.2 Volume-Based Sensitivities | 151 |
| 9 Design of Novel Energetic Materials | 154 |
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| 9.1 Classification | 154 |
| 9.2 Polynitrogen Compounds | 156 |
| 9.3 High-Nitrogen Compounds | 161 |
| 9.3.1 Tetrazole and Dinitramide Chemistry | 162 |
| 9.3.2 Tetrazole, Tetrazine and Trinitroethyl Chemistry | 169 |
| 9.3.3 Ionic Liquids | 174 |
| 9.4 Dinitroguanidine Derivatives | 175 |
| 10 Synthesis of Energetic Materials | 178 |
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| 10.1 Molecular Building Blocks | 178 |
| 10.2 Nitration Reactions | 179 |
| 10.3 Processing | 184 |
| 11 Safe Handling of Energetic Materials in the Laboratory | 186 |
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| 11.1 General | 186 |
| 11.2 Protective Equipment | 187 |
| 11.3 Laboratory Equipment | 189 |
| 12 Energetic Materials of the Future | 192 |
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| 13 Related Topics | 198 |
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| 13.1 Thermobaric Weapons | 198 |
| 13.2 Agent Defeat Weapons | 200 |
| 13.3 Nanothermites | 201 |
| 13.3.1 Example: Iron Oxide /Aluminum Thermite | 207 |
| 13.3.2 Example: Copper Oxide /Aluminum Thermite | 208 |
| 13.3.3 Example: Molybdenum Trioxide /Aluminum Thermite | 209 |
| 14 Study Questions | 212 |
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| 15 Literature | 216 |
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| 16 Appendix | 224 |
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| Author | 234 |
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| Index | 236 |