| 1 Introduction | 13 |
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| 1.1 Historical Overview | 13 |
| 1.2 New Developments | 19 |
| 1.2.1 Polymer-Bonded Explosives | 19 |
| 1.2.2 New High (Secondary) Explosives | 21 |
| 1.2.3 New Primary Explosives | 30 |
| 1.2.4 New Oxidizers for Solid Rocket Motors | 33 |
| 1.3 Definitions | 36 |
| 1.4 Combustion, Deflagration, Detonation – A Short Introduction | 40 |
| 1.4.1 Fire and Combustion | 40 |
| 1.4.2 Deflagration and Detonation | 43 |
| 2 Classification of Energetic Materials | 45 |
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| 2.1 Primary Explosives | 45 |
| 2.2 High (Secondary) Explosives | 47 |
| 2.3 Propellant Charges | 54 |
| 2.4 Rocket Propellants | 56 |
| 2.4.1 Chemical Thermal Propulsion (CTP) | 67 |
| 2.5 Pyrotechnics | 68 |
| 2.5.1 Detonators, Initiators, Delay Compositions and Heat-Generating Pyrotechnics | 68 |
| 2.5.2 Light-Generating Pyrotechnics | 71 |
| 2.5.3 Decoy Flares | 77 |
| 2.5.4 Smoke Munitions | 83 |
| 2.5.5 Near-Infrared (NIR) Compositions | 89 |
| 3 Detonation, Detonation Velocity and Detonation Pressure | 91 |
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| 4 Thermodynamics | 95 |
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| 4.1 Theoretical Basis | 95 |
| 4.2 Computational Methods | 101 |
| 4.2.1 Thermodynamics | 101 |
| 4.2.2 Detonation Parameters | 104 |
| 4.2.3 Combustion Parameters | 108 |
| 4.2.4 Example: Theoretical Evaluation of New Solid Rocket Propellants | 113 |
| 4.2.5 Example: EXPLO5 Calculation of the Gun Propellant Properties of Single, Double and Triple Base Propellants | 120 |
| 5 Initiation | 123 |
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| 6 Experimental Characterization of Explosives | 127 |
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| 6.1 Sensitivities | 127 |
| 6.2 Long-Term Stabilities | 132 |
| 6.3 Insensitive Munitions | 134 |
| 6.4 Gap Test | 136 |
| 6.5 Classification | 137 |
| 7 Special Aspects of Explosives | 141 |
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| 7.1 Shaped Charges | 141 |
| 7.2 Detonation Velocities | 147 |
| 7.3 Gurney Model | 152 |
| 7.3.1 Example: Calculation of the Gurney Velocity for a General Purpose Bomb | 157 |
| 8 Correlation between the Electrostatic Potential and the Impact Sensitivity | 159 |
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| 8.1 Electrostatic Potentials | 159 |
| 8.2 Volume-Based Sensitivities | 162 |
| 9 Design of Novel Energetic Materials | 165 |
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| 9.1 Classification | 165 |
| 9.2 Polynitrogen Compounds | 167 |
| 9.3 High-Nitrogen Compounds | 172 |
| 9.3.1 Tetrazole and Dinitramide Chemistry | 173 |
| 9.3.2 Tetrazole, Tetrazine and Trinitroethyl Chemistry | 180 |
| 9.3.3 Ionic Liquids | 185 |
| 9.4 Dinitroguanidine Derivatives | 189 |
| 9.5 Co-Crystallization | 191 |
| 9.6 Future Energetics | 192 |
| 10 Synthesis of Energetic Materials | 197 |
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| 10.1 Molecular Building Blocks | 197 |
| 10.2 Nitration Reactions | 198 |
| 10.3 Processing | 203 |
| 11 Safe Handling of Energetic Materials in the Laboratory | 205 |
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| 11.1 General | 205 |
| 11.2 Protective Equipment | 206 |
| 11.3 Laboratory Equipment | 208 |
| 12 Energetic Materials of the Future | 211 |
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| 13 Related Topics | 217 |
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| 13.1 Thermobaric Weapons | 217 |
| 13.2 Agent Defeat Weapons | 219 |
| 13.3 Nanothermites | 221 |
| 13.3.1 Example: Iron Oxide/Aluminum Thermite | 227 |
| 13.3.2 Example: Copper Oxide/Aluminum Thermite | 228 |
| 13.3.3 Example: Molybdenum Trioxide/Aluminum Thermite | 229 |
| 13.4 Homemade Explosives | 230 |
| 14 Study Questions | 231 |
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| 15 Literature | 235 |
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| 16 Appendix | 245 |
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| Index | 259 |