Initial Priming Substances for High Explosives (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Initial Priming Substances for High Explosives (Classic Reprint) written by Guy B. Taylor and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-19 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Initial Priming Substances for High Explosives Wohler and Matter (321) investigated the explosive properties and the priming effects of seven explosives besides mercury ful minate. Tests were made to ascertain their expansion in lead blocks, their penetrating effect on lead plates, and the temperature at which they ignited. The results are-given in Table 1. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.