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Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library
Blaine . Ed(S): Asay
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Paperback. This is the first compendium to assemble in a single text our present knowledge about the vast range of non-shock ignition mechanisms and responses, where initiation is not prompt, and involves a series of steps that may or may not lead to a steady detonation. Editor(s): Asay, Blaine. Series: Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library. Num Pages: 636 pages, 296 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 31 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PHD; PNR; TDC; TGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 961.
Los Alamos National Laboratory is an incredible place. It was conceived and born amidst the most desperate of circumstances. It attracted some of the most brilliant minds, the most innovative entrepreneurs, and the most c- ative tinkerers of that generation. Out of that milieu emerged physics and engineering that beforehand was either unimagined, or thought to be f- tasy. One of the ?elds essentially invented during those years was the science of precision high explosives. Before 1942, explosives were used in munitions and commercial pursuits that demanded proper chemistry and con?nement for the necessary e?ect, but little else. The needs ... Read more
Los Alamos National Laboratory is an incredible place. It was conceived and born amidst the most desperate of circumstances. It attracted some of the most brilliant minds, the most innovative entrepreneurs, and the most c- ative tinkerers of that generation. Out of that milieu emerged physics and engineering that beforehand was either unimagined, or thought to be f- tasy. One of the ?elds essentially invented during those years was the science of precision high explosives. Before 1942, explosives were used in munitions and commercial pursuits that demanded proper chemistry and con?nement for the necessary e?ect, but little else. The needs ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
636
Condition
New
Series
Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library
Number of Pages
618
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642262401
SKU
V9783642262401
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