Explosives
- Book Review,
by Rudolf Meyer, et al
From Book News, Inc.
Consisting of approximately 500 entries, this handbook summarizes fundamental information relevant to explosives, such as formulas and properties of explosive chemicals, descriptions of testing methods, and definitions of components. The fifth edition adds an entry on airbags. The CD-ROM contains data on the current enthalpies of formation and free energies of formation of the compounds in the book.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Description
This world-famous reference work has been enlarged and updated without tampering with its tried and tested format. Around 500 alphabetically ordered, monographic entries consider the physicochemical properties, production methods and safe applications of over 120 explosive chemicals; discuss 70 fuels, additives and oxidizing agents; and describe test methods.
The extensive thermodynamic data have been thoroughly updated and for the first time are also provided in electronic format. The included CD-ROM was compiled by the Fraunhofer Institute of Chemical Technology (Pfinztal, Germany) and represents an excerpt from the ICT Thermodynamical Database. Not only additional thermodynamic data, and references to further reading, but also enhanced search facilities are provided.
Other key features include: the 1500-entry combined index and glossary (comprising terms and abbreviations in English, French and German), conversion tables and many literature references.
This book is suitable for explosive experts and also for translators, public authorities and patent lawyers.
From reviews of previous editions:
'... This wealth of information and an index that comprises some 1500 keywords and several conversion tables make this a unique source of knowledge for anybody working with explosives.' (Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics)
Language Notes
Text: English, German (translation)
Book Info
Contains 500 alphabetically ordered, monographic entries considering the physiochemical properties, production methods and safe applications of over 120 explosive chemicals. Suitable for explosive experts and also for translators, public authorities and patent lawyers. Softcover.
The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
Now in its fourth revised English Edition, this book describes 120 explosive substances with their formulae, performance, sensitivity characteristics and trade names. Instructions and tables for calculation of thermodynamic data are also included. A special feature is the short dictionary of explosive characteristics in six languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, and Czechoslovakian.
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