Chemistry of High-Energy Materials - Klapötke, Thomas M. 1961- (De Gruyter, 2012)
1 Introduction; 1.1 Historical Overview; 1.2 New Developments; 1.2.1 Polymer-Bonded Explosives; 1.2.2 New High (Secondary) Explosives; 1.2.3 New Primary Explosives; 1.2.4 New Oxidizers for Solid Rocket Motors; 1.3 Definitions; 1.4 Combustion, Deflagration, Detonation -- A Short Introduction; 1.4.1 Fire and Combustion; 1.4.2 Deflagration and Detonation; 2 Classification of Energetic Materials; 2.1 Primary Explosives; 2.2 High (Secondary) Explosives; 2.3 Propellant Charges; 2.4 Rocket Propellants; 2.4.1 Chemical Thermal Propulsion (CTP); 2.5 Pyrotechnics
2.5.1 Detonators, Initiators, Delay Compositions and Heat-Generating Pyrotechnics2.5.2 Light-Generating Pyrotechnics; 2.5.3 Decoy Flares; 2.5.4 Smoke Munitions; 2.5.5 Near-Infrared (NIR) Compositions; 3 Detonation, Detonation Velocity and Detonation Pressure; 4 Thermodynamics; 4.1 Theoretical Basis; 4.2 Computational Methods; 4.2.1 Thermodynamics; 4.2.2 Detonation Parameters; 4.2.3 Combustion Parameters; 4.2.4 Example: Theoretical Evaluation of New Solid Rocket Propellants; 4.2.5 Example: EXPLO5 Calculation of the Gun Propellant Properties of Single, Double and Triple Base Propellants
5 Initiation6 Experimental Characterization of Explosives; 6.1 Sensitivities; 6.2 Long-Term Stabilities; 6.3 Insensitive Munitions; 6.4 Gap Test; 6.5 Classification; 7 Special Aspects of Explosives; 7.1 Shaped Charges; 7.2 Detonation Velocities; 7.3 Gurney Model; 7.3.1 Example: Calculation of the Gurney Velocity for a General Purpose Bomb; 8 Correlation between the Electrostatic Potential and the Impact Sensitivity; 8.1 Electrostatic Potentials; 8.2 Volume-Based Sensitivities; 9 Design of Novel Energetic Materials; 9.1 Classification; 9.2 Polynitrogen Compounds; 9.3 High-Nitrogen Compounds
9.3.1 Tetrazole and Dinitramide Chemistry9.3.2 Tetrazole, Tetrazine and Trinitroethyl Chemistry; 9.3.3 Ionic Liquids; 9.4 Dinitroguanidine Derivatives; 9.5 Co-Crystallization; 9.6 Future Energetics; 10 Synthesis of Energetic Materials; 10.1 Molecular Building Blocks; 10.2 Nitration Reactions; 10.3 Processing; 11 Safe Handling of Energetic Materials in the Laboratory; 11.1 General; 11.2 Protective Equipment; 11.3 Laboratory Equipment; 12 Energetic Materials of the Future; 13 Related Topics; 13.1 Thermobaric Weapons; 13.2 Agent Defeat Weapons; 13.3 Nanothermites
13.3.1 Example: Iron Oxide/Aluminum Thermite13.3.2 Example: Copper Oxide/Aluminum Thermite; 13.3.3 Example: Molybdenum Trioxide/Aluminum Thermite; 13.4 Homemade Explosives; 14 Study Questions; 15 Literature; 16 Appendix; Index