This graduate-level textbook treats the basic chemistry of high energy materials - primary and secondary explosives, propellants, rocket fuel and pyrotechnics - andprovides a review of new research developments. Applications in both military and civil fields are discussed. The book also offers new insights into „green“ chemistry requirements and strategies for military applications. This work should be of interest to advanced students in chemistry, materials science and engineering, as well as all those working indefense technology.
The Energetic Materials Encyclopedia is a compendium of pure energetic materials (i. e., not formulations) which summarizes the most important parameters of these compounds. The impact, friction and electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitivity parameters are reported. Thermal parameters such as the melting points and decomposition temperatures are also given together with the thermodynamic enthalpies of formation. The density values that govern the detonation performance are given for the theoretical maximum density (TMD) and, where appropriate, also for lower densities. The most important performance parameters such as the detonation pressure, the detonation velocity as well as the temperature of explosion and the heat of explosion are also stated. Wherever possible experimental values are given together with calculated parameters. If multiple values for one property were available from the literature, these are also stated, e. g. 20 different detonation velocities for RDX. For all literature values, the original references have been included. The Energetic Materials Encyclopedia will be of interest for advanced students of chemistry, materials science, engineering and professionals in military technology.
This series presents critical reviews of the present position and future trends in modern chemical research concerned with chemical structure and bonding Short and concise reports, each written by the world's renowned experts Still valid and useful after 5 or 10 years More information as well as the electronic version of the whole content available at: springerlink. com
Quantum mechanical methods are increasingly being used to calculate and predict the behaviour of molecules. This text seeks to provide an insight into modern quantum mechanical methods, like ab initio and density functional theory, used in theoretical chemistry.
Computergestützte quantenmechanische Methoden sind in den letzten Jahren ein unentbehrliches Hilfsmittel im Bereich der anorganischen Hauptgruppenchemie geworden, insbesondere bei der Diskussion von Struktur- und Bindungsverhältnissen und zur Interpretation von Reaktionsmechanismen. Dieses Fachbuch führt aus Sicht des Praktikers in die theoretischen Grundlagen ein und zeigt anhand von konkreten, aktuellen Beispielen, wie Ab-initio-Methoden angewandt werden, und vergleicht die Ergebnisse mit experimentellen Beobachtungen.
