Chinese crackers

Chinese cracker, pistol caps etc. On exploding these pieces produce shock waves which accompany the loud report. A shock wave is a high pressure wave which is shown in Fig.131. The shock wave causes heat... 

The following fonnulat are in use for making the composition used in Chinese crackers and flash crackers ... 

A very important as well as extremely difficult part of die Chinese cracker is to make the fuse Very tender and skilled Angers are required to produce this insignificant looking yet moA requisite adjunct A thin Arip of the fineA Chinese tissue paper, about wide and M long is laid on a smooth damp board a little Aream of powder is poured down its center bom a hollow bamboo... 

More peaceful uses of these crude articles appeared in the form of fire crackers - the first fireworks One mixture corresponded quite closely to modern gunpowder in that it contained saltpetre, sulfur and willow charcoal. The fire cracker was said to consist of a loosely-filled parchment tube tied tightly at both ends and with the introduction of a small hole to accept a match or fuse. All of these incendiary mixtures, presumably containing saltpetre, are mentioned in Chinese work dating... 

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All of the cracking operations use naphtha as feedstock. The future developments of Taiwan s petrochemicals business are linked to developments in the refinery sector which provide the feedstock. Until recently, the supply of petroleum products was in the hands of the government owned Chinese Petroleum Corporation (another CPC ) which operated three refineries and a condensate splitter. These operations supplied the downstream petrochemical plants with naphtha. However, the advent of Taiwan s entry into the WTO has broken this monopoly and FPC has established itself as Taiwan s first private refiner. The FPC refinery was built with the intention of facilitation feed supply to its new crackers. This opening of the petroleum market is allowing the entry of other players and some of the world oil majors have begun to enter the market. 

The yearly imports to this country of Chinese hie crackers amounts to three million dollars which divided among the various sizes, would amount conservatively to eight billion crackers. 

The flour is used for the production of yeast-leavened donuts, wheat-flour tortillas, crackers/ saltines, oriental noodles, Chinese steamed bread, pretzels, soft pizza crusts, and gravies. It is also used to produce breakfast cereals, and snacks. 

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