The sensitivity of an explosive is not a well defined property
of the material but rather a complex pattern of behavior. Unlike
the response to strong, planar shocks which is for the most part
predictable and reproducible, explosives' response to
multidimensional and weaker stimuli is much more complicated.
The present volume is the first compendium to assemble in a
single text our present knowledge about the vast range of non-shock
ignition mechanisms and responses, where initiation is not prompt,
and involves a series of steps that may or may not lead to a steady
detonation.
The 11 extensive chapters in this volume are: Context and
Complexity of Non-Shock Initiation (B. W. Asay), Transport
Phenomena for Non-Shock Initiation Processes (L. Perry), The
Chemical Kinetics of Solid Thermal Explosions (B. F. Henson),
Classical Theory of Thermal Criticality (L. G. Hill), Deflagration
Phenomena in Energetic Materials (S. I. Jackson), Mechanical and
Thermal Damage (G. R. Parker and P. J. Rae), Cook-off (B. W. Asay),
The Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition (J. M. McAfee), Friction
(P. M. Dickson), Impact and Shear Ignition by Non-Shock Mechanisms
(J. E. Kennedy), Spark and Laser Ignition (J. E. Kennedy).
Each chapter is self-contained and can be read independently of
the others, though, they are thematically interrelated. They offer
a timely reference, for postgraduate students as well as
professional scientists and engineers, by laying out the
foundations and discussing the latest developments including yet
unresolved challenging problems.
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