Propellants and Explosives Thermochemical Aspects of Combustion, Second Edition

Propellants and Explosives: Thermochemical Aspects of Combustion, Second Edition By Prof. Dr. Naminosuke Kubota(auth.)
2006 | 521 Pages | ISBN: 3527314245 | PDF | 5 MB
This second edition of the classic on the thermochemistry of combustion now features five new chapters and updated coverage of significant recent developments in the field. Addressing both experimental as well as theoretical aspects, the book covers the thermochemical and combustion characteristics of all important types of energetic materials, such as explosives, propellants, and the new class of pyrolants, as well as related phenomena. It presents the fundamental bases of the energetics of materials, deflagration and detonation, thermochemical process of decomposition and combustion, plus combustion wave structures. The book also goes on to discuss the combustion mechanisms of various types of energetic materials, propellants, and explosives, based on the heat transfer process in the combustion waves. The burning rate models are also presented as an aid to understanding the rate-controlling steps of combustion processes, thus demonstrating the relationships of burning rate versus pressure and initial temperature. As a major topic new to this edition, new propulsion methods such as duct rockets, ramjets, pulse motors and thrusters are described in detail, while appendices on flow field dynamics and shock wave propagation have been added.Content: Chapter 1 Foundations of Pyrodynamics (pages 1-21): Chapter 2 Thermochemistry of Combustion (pages 23-39): Chapter 3 Combustion Wave Propagation (pages 41-67): Chapter 4 Energetics of Propellants and Explosives (pages 69-112): Chapter 5 Combustion of Crystalline and Polymeric Materials (pages 113-142): Chapter 6 Combustion of Double?Base Propellants (pages 143-180): Chapter 7 Combustion of Composite Propellants (pages 181-233): Chapter 8 Combustion of CMDB Propellants (pages 235-255): Chapter 9 Combustion of Explosives (pages 257-272): Chapter 10 Formation of Energetic Pyrolants (pages 273-300): Chapter 11 Combustion Propagation of Pyrolants (pages 301-336): Chapter 12 Emission from Combustion Products (pages 337-365): Chapter 13 Transient Combustion of Propellants and Pyrolants (pages 367-404): Chapter 14 Rocket Thrust Modulation (pages 405-437): Chapter 15 Ducted Rocket Propulsion (pages 439-468):