International Journal of Energetic Materials
Volume 3, Issue 1 (2017)
Published
Table of contents
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Break Extension and Possibility of Debonding in Encapsulation-Based Self-Healing Materials
Abstract: The breakage of containers upon split proliferation is vital for accomplishing split mending in embodiment based self-recuperating materials. A mesomechanical model was produced in this review to reenact the procedure of split proliferation in a framework and the capability of debonding. The model utilized the augmented limited component technique (XFEM) consolidated with a firm zone demonstrate (CZM) in a two-dimensional (2D) setup. The arrangement comprised of a vast grid with …
Published in International Journal of Energetic Materials · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 1–4 Read article
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An Overview of Explosions and Impact of Explosives Materials
Abstract: An explosive is a material, either a pure single substance or a mixture of substances, which is capable of producing an explosion by its own energy. It is not proper to define an explosive as a substance, or a mixture of substances, which is capable of undergoing a sudden transformation with the production of heat and gas. The production of heat alone by the inherent energy of the substance which …
Published in International Journal of Energetic Materials · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 11–18 Read article
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An Outline of Gasoline – A Petroleum Product
Abstract: Petrol is short for petroleum, which is unprocessed crude or shale oil. This liquid contains hydrocarbons, and the carbon atoms in crude oil link together in chains of different lengths. Gasoline (American English) or petrol (British English) is a transparent, petroleum-derived liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in internal combustion engines. Gas is short for gasoline, a petroleum byproduct, which is what the fuel used in most internal …
Published in International Journal of Energetic Materials · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 19–23 Read article
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A Summary of Smokeless Powder – An Explosive Used in Firearms and Artillery
Abstract: A smokeless powder is made from 68.2% insoluble nitrocellulose, 29.8% soluble nitrocellulose gelatinized with ether and 2% paraffin. Smokeless gunpowder made from gelatinized nitrocellulose mixed with ether and alcohol, it was passed through rollers to form thin sheets, which were cut with a guillotine to flakes of the desired size. The present paper discussed about the smokeless powder used as an explosive in firearms and artillery. Keywords: gunpowder, nitrocellulose, smokeless …
Published in International Journal of Energetic Materials · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 24–28 Read article
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Synthesis and Production of Innovative Energetic Materials
Abstract: Energetic materials such as explosives, propellants and pyrotechnics are used world widely for civilian and military applications. There are research programs worldwide to develop pyrotechnics with reduced smoke and new explosives and propellants with higher performance or improved insensitivity to thermal or shock insults. In current years, the synthesis of energetic and heterocyclic compounds have received a great amount of interest. Heterocycles generally have a higher heat of formation, density, …
Published in International Journal of Energetic Materials · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 5–10 Read article