Ordnance 514 INDEX

Equivalent Weight and Volume an d Their Precision Indexes for Comparison of Explosives in Air. Data for mean peak pressures and positive impulses determine figures of merit which express performances of expls fired in air. Equivalent Weight (EW) Equivalent Volume (EV) are easily interpretable by ordnance designers. The EW of a new expl is the ratio of wt of a known expl to the wt of a new expl which gives. equiv power as measured by peak pressure or positive impulse. The EV is similarly defined... 

USOrdnance Corps, "Ordnance Materials Handbook ORDP 20-306," Washington, DC (1957) 8)Dept of the Army, "Index of... 

USOrdnance Corps, "Ordnance Materials Handbook ORDP 20 306, Washington, DC (1957) 8)Dept of the Army, "Index of Specifications and Standards, Washington, DC, vol 2(1958), pp 2-3 9)H-A.Perry, "Adhesive Bonding of Reinforced Plastics, McGraw-Hill, NY(1959) 10)J.J.Veliky ... 

B-2.1.2.3 Naval Ordnance Systems Command, Index of Ordnance Specifications and Weapons Specifications ... 

The index and specifications may be obtained from the Commanding Officer, Naval Ordnance Station, Central Technical Documents Office, Louisville, KY 40214, Attn Code 80121. 

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