Explosives additives

Ammonia solutions react with iodine (or potassium iodide) to produce highly explosive addition compounds of nitrogen triiodide and ammonia. 

Violent explosions which occurred at —100 to —180°C in ammonia synthesis gas units were traced to the formation of explosive addition products of dienes and oxides of nitrogen, produced from interaction of nitrogen oxide and oxygen. Laboratory experiments showed that the addition products from 1,3-butadiene or cyclopentadiene formed rapidly at about — 150°C, and ignited or exploded on warming to —35 to — 15°C. The unconjugated propadiene, and alkenes or acetylene reacted slowly and the products did not ignite until +30 to +50°C [1], This type of derivative ( pseudo-nitrosite ) was formerly used (Wallach) to characterise terpene hydrocarbons. Further comments were made later [2],... 

The central recursion traverses the product flow net. At arbitrary points of the explosion additional search trees to examine alternative explosions can be built up... 

Process upset from power interruption caused reactor explosion addition atmospheric release next day which resulted in explosion. 

All telephone points can be considered a method of notification. Telephones can be easily placed in a facility but may be susceptible to ambient noise impacts and the effects of a fire or explosion. Additionally information from verbal sources can be easily misunderstood of spoken during an emergency. Simultaneous use of the phone system during emergency situations may also cause it to be overloaded and connections difficult to achieve. 

This book contains six chapters. While chapter one of this book introduces the subject in terms of salient/fundamental features of explosives, additional requirements for military explosives and their applications (military, commercial, space, nuclear others), chapter 2 highlights the status of current and futuristic explosives in the light of their special characteristics. In addition, the future scope of research in this field has also been brought into focus in this chapter. 

Work Specific. See Specific Work Uses. Pentryl was proposed for use as a base charge in detonators in lieu of tetryl or nitro-mannite, as well as for some other purposes either alone or mixed with other explosives. Addition of an oxidizing agent(such as K chlorate) to pentryl greatly enhances its strength and is recommended by Clark as of distinct economic advantage (Refs 3,4,5,8, 9,10 11)... 

Ammonia. Highly explosive addition compounds formed with ammonia solutions.3 Ammonia and Potassium. In the presence of potassium, iodine in liquid ammonia may form the highly explosive nitrogen triiodide.4... 

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