Heat-Resistant or Thermally Stable Explosives

Explosives with improved high-temperature properties are usually termed heat-resistant or thermally stable explosives [23-25]. Some specific applications of explosives for drilling deep oil-wells, space exploration etc., demand heat- 

For this purpose, nitro compounds have received special attention because of their ability to withstand high temperatures and low pressures encountered in space environments. The research on heat-resistant explosives was reviewed first by Dunstan [26] followed by Urbanski and Vasudeva [27], Lu [28], recently by Agrawal [29, 30] and Sikder [31]. 

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