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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgment |
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1 Introduction to Pyrolants |
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1 | (5) |
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3 | (3) |
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6 | (14) |
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2.1 Organometallic Beginning |
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6 | (2) |
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2.2 Explosive & Obscurant Properties |
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8 | (2) |
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2.3 Rise of Fluorocarbons |
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10 | (3) |
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2.4 Rockets Fired Against Aircraft |
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13 | (2) |
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2.5 Metal/Fluorocarbon Pyrolants |
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15 | (5) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (1) |
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3 Properties of Fluorocarbons |
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20 | (16) |
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3.1 Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) |
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20 | (2) |
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3.2 Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) |
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22 | (2) |
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3.3 Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) |
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24 | (1) |
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3.4 Polycarbon Monofluoride (PMF) |
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25 | (2) |
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3.5 Vinylidene Fluoride-Hexafluoropropene Copolymer |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (1) |
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3.6 Vinylidene Fluoride-Chlorotrifluoroethylene Copolymer |
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28 | (2) |
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3.7 Copolymer of TFE and VDF |
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30 | (1) |
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3.8 Terpolymers of TFE, HFP and VDF |
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31 | (2) |
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3.9 Summary of chemical and physical properties of common fluoropolymers |
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33 | (3) |
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33 | (3) |
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4 Thermochemical and Physical Properties of Metals and their Fluorides |
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36 | (6) |
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41 | (1) |
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5 Reactivity and Thermochemistry of Selected Metal/Fluorocarbon Systems |
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42 | (26) |
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42 | (3) |
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45 | (2) |
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47 | (5) |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (4) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (3) |
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66 | (2) |
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6 Ignition and Combustion Mechanism of MTV |
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68 | (12) |
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6.1 Ignition and Pre-Ignition of Metal/Fluorocarbon Pyrolants |
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68 | (1) |
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6.2 Magnesium-Grignard Hypothesis |
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68 | (12) |
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77 | (3) |
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80 | (7) |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (32) |
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8.1 Magnesium/Teflon/Viton |
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87 | (8) |
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8.1.1 Pressure Effects on the Burn Rate |
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87 | (1) |
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8.1.2 Particle Size Distribution and Surface Area Effects on the Burn Rate |
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88 | (7) |
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95 | (1) |
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8.3 Burn Rate Description |
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96 | (1) |
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8.4 Combustion of Metal-Fluorocarbon Pyrolants with Fuels Other than Magnesium |
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97 | (17) |
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97 | (1) |
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8.4.2 Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal |
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98 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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8.4.2.2 Magnesium-Aluminium Alloy |
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99 | (1) |
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99 | (3) |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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8.4.7 Magnesium Boride, MgB2 |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (3) |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (1) |
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8.4.10.1 Dimagnesium Silicide, Mg2Si |
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110 | (3) |
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8.4.10.2 Calcium Disilicide |
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113 | (1) |
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8.4.10.3 Zirconium Disilicide |
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113 | (1) |
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8.4.11 Tungsten-Zirconium Alloy |
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113 | (1) |
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8.5 Underwater Combustion |
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114 | (5) |
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115 | (4) |
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119 | (32) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (15) |
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9.2.1 Polytetrafluoroethylene Combustion |
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121 | (1) |
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9.2.2 Magnesium/Fluorocarbon Pyrolants |
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122 | (6) |
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9.2.3 MgH2, MgB2, Mg3N2, Mg2Si/Mg3Al2/Fluorocarbon Based pyrolants |
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128 | (5) |
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9.2.4 Silicon/PTFE Based Pyrolants |
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133 | (1) |
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9.2.5 Boron/PTFE/Viton Based Pyrolants |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (6) |
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9.3.1 Polytetrafluoroethylene Combustion |
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136 | (1) |
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9.3.2 Magnesium/Fluorocarbon Combustion |
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136 | (3) |
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9.3.3 MgH2, MgB2, Mg3N2, Mg2Si/Fluorocarbon Based Pyrolants |
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139 | (1) |
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9.3.4 Si/Fluorocarbon Based Pyrolants |
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140 | (1) |
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9.3.5 Boron/PTFE/Viton Based Pyrolants |
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141 | (1) |
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9.4 Temperature Determination |
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141 | (10) |
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9.4.1 Condensed-Phase Temperature |
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142 | (2) |
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9.4.2 Gas-Phase Temperature |
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144 | (4) |
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148 | (3) |
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151 | (46) |
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151 | (2) |
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10.2 Nonexpendable Flares |
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153 | (5) |
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10.2.1 Target Augmentation |
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153 | (3) |
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10.2.2 Missile Tracking Flares |
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156 | (2) |
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10.3 Metal-Fluorocarbon Flare Combustion Flames as Sources of Radiation |
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158 | (7) |
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10.3.1 Flame Structure and Morphology |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (3) |
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10.4 Infrared Compositions |
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165 | (19) |
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166 | (1) |
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10.4.1.1 Influence of Stoichiometry |
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166 | (14) |
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10.4.2 Spectral Flare Compositions |
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180 | (1) |
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10.4.3 Particle Size Issues |
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181 | (1) |
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10.4.4 Geometrical Aspects |
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181 | (3) |
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184 | (7) |
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184 | (2) |
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186 | (5) |
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191 | (6) |
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193 | (4) |
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197 | (13) |
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197 | (2) |
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11.2 Metal-Fluorocarbon Reactions in Aerosol Generation |
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199 | (11) |
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11.2.1 Metal-Fluorocarbon Reactions as an Exclusive Aerosol Source |
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200 | (1) |
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11.2.2 Metal-Fluorocarbon Reactions to Trigger Aerosol Release |
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201 | (1) |
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11.2.2.1 Metal-Fluorocarbon Reactions to Trigger Soot Formation |
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201 | (3) |
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11.2.2.2 Metal-Fluorocarbon Reactions to Trigger Phosphorus Vaporisation |
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204 | (4) |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (6) |
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214 | (2) |
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13 Incendiaries, Agent Defeat, Reactive Fragments and Detonation Phenomena |
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216 | (19) |
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216 | (1) |
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13.2 Curable Fluorocarbon Resin-Based Compositions |
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217 | (1) |
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13.3 Document Destruction |
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218 | (3) |
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221 | (2) |
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223 | (6) |
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13.6 Shockwave Loading of Metal-Fluorocarbons and Detonation-Like Phenomena |
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229 | (6) |
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232 | (2) |
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234 | (1) |
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14 Miscellaneous Applications |
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235 | (12) |
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14.1 Submerged Applications |
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235 | (3) |
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14.1.1 Underwater Explosives |
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235 | (1) |
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14.1.3 Underwater Cutting Torch |
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236 | (2) |
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238 | (2) |
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14.3 Stored Chemical Energy |
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240 | (1) |
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14.3.2 Stored Chemical Energy Propulsion |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (6) |
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244 | (3) |
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15 Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis |
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247 | (11) |
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247 | (2) |
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249 | (3) |
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15.3 Silicon and Silicides |
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252 | (6) |
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256 | (2) |
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16 Vapour-Deposited Materials |
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258 | (6) |
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262 | (2) |
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264 | (7) |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (28) |
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271 | (1) |
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18.2 Treatment of Metal Powder |
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271 | (2) |
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273 | (13) |
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18.3.2 Conventional Mixing |
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18.3.3 Experimental Super Shock Gel Process |
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276 | (4) |
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18.3.4 Experimental Dry Mixing Technique |
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280 | (2) |
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18.3.5 Experimental Cryo-N2 Process |
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282 | (1) |
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282 | (1) |
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18.3.6.1 Twin Screw Extrusion |
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282 | (4) |
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286 | (3) |
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289 | (1) |
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18.8 Accidents and Process Safety |
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290 | (9) |
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290 | (3) |
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293 | (1) |
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294 | (1) |
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18.8.4 Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) |
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294 | (2) |
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296 | (3) |
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299 | (27) |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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19.2.2 Titanium/PTFE/Viton and Zirconium/PTFE/Viton |
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300 | (1) |
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19.2.3 Metal-Fluorocarbon Solvents |
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301 | (1) |
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19.2.4 Viton as Binder in Mg/NaNO3 |
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301 | (1) |
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19.3 Friction and Shear Sensitivity |
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301 | (3) |
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19.3.1 Metal/Fluorocarbon |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (1) |
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305 | (5) |
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19.6 Insensitive Munitions Testing |
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310 | (11) |
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310 | (4) |
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314 | (2) |
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316 | (3) |
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19.6.4 Sympathetic Reaction |
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319 | (1) |
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19.6.5 IM Signature Summary |
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320 | (1) |
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19.7 Hazards Posed by Loose In-Process MTV Crumb and TNT Equivalent |
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321 | (5) |
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323 | (3) |
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20 Toxic Combustion Products |
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326 | (8) |
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20.1 MTV Flare Composition |
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326 | (4) |
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20.2 Obscurant Formulations |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (3) |
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331 | (1) |
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20.3.2 Aluminium Fluoride |
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331 | (1) |
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20.3.3 Magnesium Fluoride |
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332 | (1) |
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332 | (2) |
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334 | (3) |
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