The chemistry of explosives /
Jacqueline Akhavan
- 3rd ed.
- Cambridge, UK : Royal Society of Chemistry, c2011
- 193 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Previous ed.: 2004
Includes bibliographical references and index
1. Introduction to explosives -- 2. Classification of explosive materials -- 3. Combustion, deflagration and detonation -- 4. Ignition, initiation and thermal decomposition -- 5. Thermochemistry of explosives -- 6. Equilibria and kinetics of explosive reactions -- 7. Manufacture of explosives -- 8. Introduction to propellants and pyrotechnics