Force of explosion

Containment structures for chemical munitions should be designed to contain both the forces of explosion and the agent dispersed by the explosion. 

In the M69-WP bomb, 0.4g of the gel contained in the nose of a regular M-63 bomb was replaced with a plastic cap containing white phosphorous. When the gelgas is ejected from the casing, the force of explosion breaks the cap and scatters the WP about the area. The smoke produced by WP obscures objects, makes breathing difficult and hampers fire-fighting... 

A point worthy of notice is that the force of explosion of the propelling powder is exerted equally upon the projectile and upon the gun in terms of Newton s Law of Action and Reaction. The backward acceleration of the gun, proportionally to its weight, is nearly the same as that of the projectile, and results in the phenomenon of recoil. 

Force of explosives" is a characteristic value which expresses the projection effect of a composition denoted by a symbol The value... 

To make the meaning of the force of explosives clear, see the difference between the value and the value of heat of explosion, which is formulated as follows ... 

The force of explosive gas that travels very very fast blows head and limbs off in its fearsome blast. 

Force of explosives" is a characteristic value which expresses the projection effect of a composition denoted by a symbol "f". The value concerns the explosion temperature (or combustion temperature) and mols of the gas generated per 1 kg of the composition, and it is denoted as follows ... 

A black fine powder which has a somewhat hygroscopic feeling. The apparent specific gravity is 0.22g/cc. The dye adsorption power is the largest of all the kinds of plant coal. A mixture of hemp coal, sulphur and potassium nitrate burns to produce a violet flame and less fire dust than pine charcoal. It is used to obtain a large force of explosion as a component of black powder or in combination with potassium chlorate or perchlorate for the bursting charge of chrysanthemum shells. 

M. Berthelot gives, in Anrialcs de C%wiic ei dc Physique a table showing the relative force of explosives. From this table is deduced the following, expi essed in terms of our own standard measurements —... 

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