Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library, Vol. 5 Non-Shock Initiation of Explosives /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Asay, B. W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library ; 5
• Subjects: Engineering.; Physical chemistry.; Chemistry.; Chemical engineering.; Continuum physics.; Mechanical engineering.; Mechanical Engineering.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Safety in Chemistry, Dangerous Goods.; Classical Continuum Physics.; Physical Chemistry.

The sensitivity of an explosive is not a well defined property of the material but rather a complex pattern of behavior. Unlike the response to strong, planar shocks which is for the most part predictable and reproducible, explosives' response to multidimensional and weaker stimuli is much more...