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Jacqueline Akhavan (Author)
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry; 2nd Revised edition edition (1 Mar 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0854046402
  • ISBN-13: 978-0854046409
  • Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 17.3 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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A succinct overview of both the chemistry and physical chemistry principles involved -- Chemistry and Industry, 16 August 2004 (John Dolan) Chemistry and Industry

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Revised and expanded to reflect new developments in the field, this book outlines the basic principles required to understand the chemical processes of explosives. The Chemistry of Explosives provides an overview of the history of explosives, taking the reader to future developments. The text on the classification of explosive materials contains much data on the physical parameters of primary and secondary explosives. The explosive processes of deflagration and detonation, including the theory of 'hotspots' for the detonation process, are introduced and many examples are provided in the detailed description on the thermochemistry of explosives. New material includes coverage of the latest explosive compositions, such as high temperature explosives, nitrocubanes, energetic polymers, plasticizers and insensitive munitions (IM). This concise, readable book is ideal for 'A' level students and new graduates with no previous knowledge of explosive materials. With detailed information on a vast range of explosives in tabular form and an extensive bibliography, this book will also be useful to anyone needing succinct information on the subject.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Not so information 18 Sep 2010
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The explanaition of the book is right, but I think it should include more information about mechanisms, kinetics and synthetic methods
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Gives a nice baseline of theory, and knowledge to build on when further researching in this field. Easily read and good explanations on the different subjects
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This is a 173 page paper bound book published by the Royal Society of Chemistry and authored by Jacqueline Akhavan of Cranfield University, Royal Military College of Science, in the United Kingdom. The text partially fills a gap in the literature of explosives by providing more information on the chemistry of manufacturing and functioning of explosives. However, it still is more of a text about explosives than it is about the chemistry of explosives. In brief, it is a fairly good introductory text, but stops significantly short of being a great one....
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