Oxygen balance expl “power

Naoum (Ref 2a) gives the following props Notwithstanding its high negative oxygen balance, it is a powerful and brisant expl. 

Explosive Power vs Oxygen Balance, Correlation of. The relationship of oxygen balance to expl power as measured by ballistic mottathas been studied empirically. Starting from modified oxygen, balance developed for detonation velocity calculations, a numerical measure called the power index is derived which correlates closely the features of molecular structure with.the power values. Expl power has also been expressed as an additive function of details of molecular structure. This is the basis for a method whereby power values may be derived which agree with experimental results to about... 

Ftfhrer s Silicium Explosive. Mining expl patented by J. Fiihrer in 1904. It was the first expl to contain silicon. Its composition was Amm nitrate 77, DNT 10.5, Si (crystalline) 10 and wood flout. It was not powerful and its oxygen balance was negative Ref R. Sartoriiis, MP 34, 211(1952)... 

It was also established that primary plosophores are responsible for high power and brisance of expls and these are at the maximum in compds whose oxygen balance to C0a (see under Available Oxygen) is favorable (close to zero). The relationship betw power and oxygen balance vanishes when one considers secondary plosphores and further, with few exceptions, secondary... 

Expl power vs oxygen balance, correlation of 6E430... 

TNBzlN is an expl about as powerful as tetryl (ca 126-7% TNTby Ballistic Mortar Test) and si less sensitive to impact than PETN. It possesses adequate stability and favorable oxygen balance to CO C7H4N40g - 7C0+2H20 + 2NZ... 

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