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Her Majesty’s Explosives

HWIX (High Melting Explosive or Her Majesty s Explosive). See CYCLOTETRAMETHYLENE-TETRANITRAMINE in Vol 3, pp C605-R to C610-R. It exists in four polymorphs of which beta-HMX is described on pp C606-R to C609-R and in AMCP 706-177 (1967), pp 173-77... [Pg.162]

High melting explosive or Her Majesty s explosive (HMX) is chemically known as cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine or l,3,5,7-tetranitro-l,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane [Structure (2.15)]. It is also known as octogen. It was first discovered by Bachmann in 1941 by modifying the Bachmann or Combination Process which was originally discovered for RDX. The main product is HMX and subsequent purification... [Pg.82]

Structure (2.15) High melting explosive or Her Majesty s explosive (HMX)... [Pg.82]

Figure 5 a. Structures of nitrogen- and oxygen-containing explosives trinitrotoluene (TNT), Her Majesty s Explosive (HMX) and picric acid. [Pg.128]

Annual Report of Her Majesty s Inspectors of Explosives for 1970, Her Majesty s Stationery Office, London, 1971, p. 19. [Pg.45]

Health and Safety Executive. The fires and explosion at BP Oil (Grangemouth) Refinery Ltd. A report of the investigations by the Health and Safety Executive into the fires and explosion at Grangemouth and Dalmeny, Scotland, 13 March, 22 March and 11 June 1987. London Her Majesty s Stationery Office. [Pg.67]

The explosion and fires at the Texaco Refinery, Milford Haven, Wales, 24 July 1994. Reference Health and Safety Executive (HSE) HSE Books, Her Majesty s Stationary Office, Norwich, England, 1997. [Pg.5]

HMX octogen, high melting explosive, her/his Majesty s explosive... [Pg.296]

In 1915, she entered the world of industrial chemistry, being hired to work at His Majesty s Factory in Litherland, Liverpool, a position that she obtained as a result of the call-up for military duty of the male research chemists. Her initial rank was that of Research Chemist, but in 1916 she was promoted to Chemist in Charge of Laboratory, a very high position for a woman at that time. Her research involved the elucidation of the pathway in the formation of nitric acid and the determination of the optimum industrial conditions for the process. This work was vital for the munitions industry, which required massive quantities of nitric acid for explosives production. In June 1917, the Litherland factory closed00 and Leslie was transferred with the same rank to the H.M. Factory in Penrhyndeudraeth, North Wales. Leslie was awarded a D.Sc. degree in 1918 by the University of Leeds, mainly in recognition of her contribution to the war effort. [Pg.189]

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