Power Cartridges

Calorimetric values of single base powders lie in the range 4000-3000 J g 1 and for double base 5200-3000 J g-1 for ammunition or down to 1750 J g 1 for use in power cartridges. 

At lower pressures, such as are encountered in rockets and power cartridges, the relationship preferred is the exponential form ... 

Encycl, under Cartridges and Cartridge-Actuated Devices (CAD s), called Propellant Actuated Devices (PAD s) by US Ordnance Corps and Power Cartridges by USNaval-... 

Group C Propellants or other deflagrating explosives or ammunition containing an explosive such as cordites, propelling charges for rocket motors, power cartridges. 

In Ref 13 are described various power cartridges and igniters used by the US Navy. The so-called delay cartridges are generally used to provide a predetermined time delay to actuate a release mechanism. The two types described in Ref 13 are used for releasing lap belts in airplanes... 

Cartridge, Igniter for. See under Cartridge -Actuated Device and Power Cartridge Handbook , US Naval Proving Grounds, Dahlgren,... 

Power Cartridge Handbook, 2nd Edition, U.S, Naval Weapons Lab., Dahlgren, Va, NavWeps Report 7836 (1961). 

Strict control of the use of tools and ammunition is needed to prevent injury to users and others in the vicinity. Secure storage is needed for cartridges, and the general principle to follow is to treat the tools and the cartridges as firearms. Users should be asked to justify the need for high-power cartridges. 

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