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Index and Technical Dictionary with short information without text reference

A acide picramique 253 acide picrique 254 A W 1-black blasting powder 35 acide styphnique 300 A W bridgewire detonator A (german. acide trinitrobenzoique 349 now absolete) 41 acquisition, handling and storing 136 A W composition A 62 Acremite 1 AA = antiaircraft A-IX-2 = RDX/alumi- Active Binder W Energetic Binder num/wax 73/23/4 116; 151; 205; 257; 258 abattage par chambre de mine = ADR 2, 70 coyote blasting 65 A.D.C. test = Adreer double Abbrand = 60 (gap test) Abbrandgeschwindigkeit = burning ADN = Ammonium dinitramide 14; rate 45 324 abbrennen = to burn down 75 adiabatic 1 Abel’s equation 23 adobe charge = mud capping 2; 218 Abel test 1; 178 Aeroplex K = solid rocket propellant abkerben, abspalten W smooth blast- based on KCIO4 and resin ing 64 Aeroplex N = solid rocket propellant Ablonite = french commercial explo- based on NH4CIO4 and resin sive Aerozin = hydrazine/dimethylhydra- abschlagen einer Sprengladung zine 50/50 2 W cut off 67 A-E = single base powder Absperrzone = blast area 36 AGARD 2 Abstand; Sicherheitsabstand = safety Airbag 2; 146 distance 136 air blast 8 Abstandsberechnung W scaled airloader 8 distance 276 Akardit I, II, III 9; 10; 161; 295; 324 abstechen W dismantling 75 Akremit W Acremite 1 Abstichladung = jet tapper 193 Albanite = propellant based on Acardite W Akardite 9 W DINA 108 accessoires pour le sautage = blast- Alex 10 ing accessoires 36 Alex 20 = W composition B plus 20% acceptor 1 aluminium Accord Européen relatif au Transport alginates 10 International des Marcharndises aliphatic nitramines 68; 124; 132; Dangereuses par Route W A.D. R. 172 2, 70 all fire 10 a-cellulose content 222 allumage spontané = pre-ignition 263 acétate-dinitrate de glycérine 148 allumer = to inflame 189 peroxide = tricycloacetone allumeur 182 peroxide 249; 343 Almatrity = russian trade name for acétylacétonate de ter 192 chlorate and perchlorate explo- Acetyldinitroglycerin 148 sives acétylsalicylate de plomb 194 Alumatol = AN/TNT/aluminum Acetylensilber; acétylure d’argent 77/20/3 283 aluminum oxide 329 Index 386 aluminum powder 11; 12; 215; 216 Andex = trade name for ANFO Amatex 11 (german) 20 Amatol 11 ANE W Ammonium Nitrate Emulsion Amilol = diamylphthalate 92 17 aminoguanidinnitrate W tetracene ANF-58 = liquid fuel for rocket 309 motors, say octane (USA) Ammodyte = powder from commer- ANFO = ammonium nitrate fuel oil cial (USA) 16; 20; 164; 198 Ammoksil (Ammokcil; Ammonxyl) = angle shot mortar test 267 russian name for the mixture Anilite = mixture of N2O4 and butane AN/trinitroxylene/aluminium (french) 82/12/6 A: powder Ammonal = powder form commercial Anlaufstrecke = detonation develop- explosive ment distance 88 Ammongelit = german gelatinous Antenne W bus wire 47 commercial explosive 11 antigrisouteux W permitted explo- ammoniinaya selitra = ammonium sives 245 nitrate (russian) antilueur = muzzle flash damping ammonium azide 12 additive (french) ammonium chlorate 58 antimony (in delay compositions) 74 ammonium chloride 13; 240; 324 anwürgen = crimping 66 ammonium dichromate 14 anzünden = to inflame 189 Ammonium dinitramide 14; 324 Anzünder = squib 182; 293 ammonium nitrate 15; 16; 20; 36; Anzündhütchen = amorce 19; 244; 124; 161; 216; 239; 316; 324 288 Ammonium Nitrate Emulsion (ANE) Anzündkette = igniter train 183 17 Anzündlitze = igniter cord 183 ammonium nitrate explosive 16; 20 Anzündlitzenverbinder = igniter cord ammonium oxalate 324 connectors 183 ammonium perchlorate 17; 62; 164; Anzündschraube = fuze head 146 239; 240; 324 Anzündverzug = functioning time 145 ammonium picrate 19 APC = ammonium perchlorate 17 Ammonpek = AN/tar 93/5 (russian) APU 20 Ammonpulver = ammonium nitrate aquarium test 21; 298 containing gun powder, now obso- Arbeitsvermögen = strength 297 lete (german) area ratio = propellant area ratio Ammonsalpeter = ammonium nitrate (“Klemmung”) 267 15 Argol = crude potassium Ammonsalpeter-Sprengstoffe = tartrate = muzzle flash damping ammonium nitrate based explo- additive sives 16; 164; 198 argon flash 21 amorçage = priming 265 armor plate impact test 21; 266 amorce à pont = birdgewire detona- Armstrong blasting method 22 tor 41 aromatic nitramines 132 amorce électrique à l’étincelle = ARRADCOM (Picatinny Arsenal) 22 spark detonator 291 Arsol = trimethylene trinitrosamine 68 amorces 19; 244; 288 Artillerietreibmittel W gun powder 155 AN = ammonium nitrate 16 as dimethylhydrazine 97 analyse thermique différentielle = dif- ASTM = American Society for ferential thermal analysis 96 Testing Materials ANC = ANFO (german) 20 Astrolite 22 387 Index

AT = anti-tank = armor piercing BAM testing methods 141; 162; 186 weapon banc d’essai = rocket test stand Athodyd = aerodynamic-thermody- 273 namic = ramjet Baratols 28 Attrappen = mock 216 barium chlorate 28 Audibert tube 22; 246 barium nitrate 29; 161; 324 Auflegerladung = mud cap 2; 43; 218 barium perchlorate 29 Aunt Jemima = 80% fine ground barium sulfate 161; 329 HMX (W Octogen) and 20% plain, Barlow bomb = mixture of liquid old flour. It served for camouflage with fuel storage of sabotage explosive in Baronal = mixture of barium nitrate World War II. with TNT ald aluminum 50/35/15 Aurol = concentrated hydrogen barricade 29 peroxide (german) 23 base bleed propellants 31 Ausbauchung W lead block test 196 base charge 31 aushärten = curing 67 bˆatiment habite = inhabited building ausschwitzen = exudation 136 136 Ausströmungsgeschwindigkeit = jet Bazooka 31 velocity 147 B-black blasting powder 31; 35 AUSTROGEL G1 und AUSTROGEL Bengal fire works W pyrotechnical G2 = commercial explosives compositions 269 (Austria) 23 Benzit = trinitrobenzene (german) average burning rate 23 348 azides 12; 23; 194; 283; 342 benzoyl peroxide 31 azoture d’ammonium 12 Bergbau-Versuchsstrecke = german azoture d’argent 283 institution for testing and amittance azoture de plomb 194 of permissible explosives, detona- azotures 12; 23; 194; 283; 342 tors and accessories 363 Bergmann-Junk-test 32; 178 Bernoulli’s equation 290 B Berstscheibe = safety diaphragm 274 Berthollet’s detonating silver 284 B W B-black powder 31, 35 Besatz = stemming 296 B W composition B 62 Beschußempfindlichkeit = bullet B W poudre B = nitrocellulose powder impact sensitivity 43; 266; 273 (french) 262 bewohntes Gebäude = inhabited B W B-Stoff = german tarning name building 136 for methanol BF-122; -151 = polysulfide binder B4 = mixture 60–70% trinitroanisol propellant (thiokol) and 30– 40% aluminum (italy) BGO; BGY; BIC; BID; BIE; BIL; BIM; Bachmann process (RDX-Synthesis) BIP; BLB; BLC: various castable 70 double base propellants (USA) ballistic bomb 23 Bichel bomb 33; 364 ballistic modfiers 137; 194; 199 Bickford’s safety fuse 274 ballistic mortar 26; 37; 297 BICT = Bundesinstitut für Chemisch- Ballistite = double base powder with Technische Untersuchungen (ger- high percentage of nitroglycerine man) 33 ball powder 28; 156 bilan d’oxygène = oxygen balance BAM = Bundesanstalt für Material- 240 prüfung (german) 28; 141; 162; Bildungs-Energie-Enthalpie = forma- 186 tion energy (enthalpy) 117; 324 Index 388 billet 33 Bonit = mixtures of RDX, TNT with binder 34 and without aluminum (swedish) binary explosives W Astrolite, Hydan boom powder 39 17; 179 booster 40; 92; 113 Bis-cyclopentadienyl-Eisen = ferro- booster sensitivity test 40 cene 137 bootleg 40 BITA = aziridine curing agent 34 Boronite A, B, C = mixtures of AN, bi-trinitroethylnitramine 34 TNT and boron bi-trinitroethylurea 35 Borotorpex = castable mixture of BKW = Becker Kistiakowsky Wilson RDX, TNT and boron, e.g., state equation 46/44/10 (USA) black powder 31; 35; 118; 269 boss 40 Blättchenpulver W gun powder bouclier contre l’érosion = flame 155 shield 139 Blasgeräte = air loaders; also Boudouard equilibrium 320; 335 W pneumatic placing 8; 257 boullies = slurries 287; 365 blast area 36 bourrage = stemming 296 blast effect 8 bourrage à l’eau = water stemming blaster; shot firer 36; 283 365 blasting accessories 36 bourroir 305 blasting agent 16; 20; 36; 37; 43; boutefeu = blaster; shot firer 36; 283 190; 191; 251 BP = russian abbreviation name for blasting galvanometer = circuit tester W shaped charges 58 BPZ russian denomination for hollow bullet squib 43 charges with incendiary effect blasting gelatin 26; 37; 141; 198 branchement en parallèle = parallel blasting machines 37; 41 connection 241 blasting mat 38 break 40 blasting soluble nitrocotton 222 break test 247 blasting switch 39 breech 41 Bleiacetylsalicylat 194 Brenngeschwindigkeit = burnign rate Bleiaethylhexanoat 199 45 Bleiazid 194 Brennkammer = case; combustion Bleiblockausbauchung = lead block chamber 60 test 196 Brennschluß = end of burning 116 Bleinitrat 200 Brennschlußgeschwindigkeit = Blei-Trizinat 201 endburning velocity 116 BN = barium nitrate 29 Brennstoff = fuel 143 Böllerpulver W black powder 35 bridgewire detonators 41; 92 Bohrlochabstand = spacing 290 brisance 42; 82; 359 Bohrlochpfeife = bootleg 40 Brückenzünder = bridgewire detona- Bohrpatrone (german) = 100 gram tor 41 press-molded cylindrical charge of brulage = combustion 60 TNT brûlage regressive = regressive Boloron = mixture of concentrated burning 270 and dinitrochloroben- B-Stoff = german tarning name for zene (Austria) 203 methylalcohol bomb drop test 39 BSX = 1,7-diacetoxy-2,4,6-tetra- bombe Bichel 33 methylene-2,4,6-trinitramine bombe Crawford 66 BTM = castable mixture of Tetryl, bombe pour essais balistiques 23 TNT and aluminum 55/25/20 389 Index

BTNENA = bi-trinitroethylnitramine caps, detonating 190; 191; 194; 251 34 cap sensitivity; cap test 49 BTNEU = bi-trinitroethylurea 35 capacitator (blasting) machines 37 BTTN = butanetriol trinitrate 48 Carbamite denominates al Ethyl- bulk density 42 Centralite 56 bulk mix; bulk mix delivery equipment Carbitol = diethyleneycol monoethyl- 42 ether (USA) bulk powder = porous nitrocellulose carbazol = tetranitrocarbazol 307 powder for hunting carbon black 161 bulk strength 43; 297 329 bulldoze = mudcap 43 carbon oxide 329 bullet resistant 43 carboxyl-terminated polybutadiene bullet sensitive explosive material 44 62; 327 bullet hit squib 43 cardial medicine 122; 193 Bundesanstalt für Materialprüfung; Cardox blasting process 52; 146 BAM 28; 141; 162; 186 cartouche = cartridge 52 burden 44 cartridge 52 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire- cartridge density 53; 75 arms 44 cartridge strength 53 Bureau of Explosives 44 case = combustion chamber 60 Bureau of Mines 361 case bonding 53; 110; 289 burning chamber W combustion caseless ammunition 54 chamber 60 casting of explosives 55 burning rate 23; 45; 60; 66; 121 casting of propellants 55 bus wire 47 Catergol = catalytic decomposing Butarez = carboxy terminated poly- rocket propellant (e.g., hydrazine) butadiene (german) cavity effect 280 butanetriol trinitrate 48 CBI = clean burning igniter (USA) BWC = board wood cellulose (UK) CBS = plastic explosive composed of BZ = russian abbreviation for armor 84% RDX, 16% butyl stearate piercing charges with incendiary plus 1,5 stabilizer effect CBS-128 K; –162 A = composite rocket propellants (USA) C.C. = collodion cotton = nitrocellu- C lose 11–12% N (UK) 220 C.C.-propellants = “Cyclonit cannon” C W composition C 62 = RDX containing gun powders CA1 = nitrocellulose 12% N for (USA) lacquers 221 CDB-propellants = combined com- CA2 = nitrocellulose 11–12,5% N for posite and double base rocket pro- blasting gelatin (french) pellants (german) calcium carbonate 324; 329 CDT (80) = castable double base calcium nitrate 48; 325 propellant (USA) calcium stearate 325 CE = Tetryl (UK) 310 calculation of explosives and gun CEF = tri-b-choroethylphosphate powders 313 Cellamite = ammonium nitrate indus- calorimetric bomb 159 trial explosive (french) camphor; camphre 49; 161; 295; 325 cellular explosive = foam explosive Candelilla wax 161 with closed cavities (USA) cannon (testing device in test Celluloidwolle = nitrocellulose with galleries) 246 about 11% N (german) Index 390

Cellulosenitrat W nitrocellulose 220 Chornyi porokh = black powder Centralit I, II, III = stabilizers (ger- (russian) 35 man) 56; 57; 155; 161; 295; 325 chromite de cuivre 64 Centralite TA = ammonium nitrate “cigarette”-burning 58; 137 industrial explosive (Belgium) circuit en série 280 CH4, methane, fire damp 245 circuit parallele 280 Chakatsuyaku = TNT (Japan) 336 circuit tester 58 chaleur de combustion = heat of C-J = Chapman-Jouguet-condition combustion 159 W detonation 78 chaleur de formation = energy of CL20 = Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzi- formation 117 tane 172 chaleur d’explosion = heat of explo- class A; class B; class C explosives sion 159 59 chaleur partielle d’explosion = partial class I, II, III = german safety classes heat of explosion 160 for permitted explosives 247 chambre de combustion 60 clearing blasts in oil and gas wells 77 chambre de mine, abattage par = Cloratita = chorate explosive coyote blasting 65 (spanish) 58 channel effect 58 closed vessel 23 chantier de tir = blast area 36 coal-cement pipe, detonation trans- Chapman-Jouguet point 83 mission in 85 Charbonniers equation 46; 289 coal dust 59; 325 charcoal 35 coated = surface smoothed propel- charge creuse = hollow charge; lant; W ball powder 28 shaped charge 67; 280 coefficient of detonation transmission charge d’armorcage = primer charge 85 265 coefficient de selfexitation W sympa- charge de base = base charge 31 thetic detonation 85 charge excitatrice = donor charge coefficient d’utilisation pratique c.u.p. 112 (french) W lead block test 196 charges génératrices de gaz = gas collodion W nitrocellulose 220 generating units 3, 146 Collodiumwolle = nitrocellulose charges nucléaires = nuclear 12–12,6% N (german) charges column charge 59 charge réceptrice = acceptor charge comburant = oxidizer 239 1 combustibility 59 chargeurs pneumatiques = air combustible = fuel 143 loaders 8 combustible cartridge cases 60 Chauyaku = RDX (Japan) 68 combustion 60 Cheddite = chlorate explosive (swiss) combustion chamber 60 Chemecol blasting process 145 combustion érosive = erosive burning Chilesalpeter = sodium nitrate 121 (german) 288 combustion heat 159 chlorate de barium 28 combustion-modifying additive 137; chlorate de potassium 260 192; 194; 199 chlorate de sodium 288 combustion of explosives 75 chlorate explosives 58 commande de tir = blasting switch 39 chlorodinitrobenzene 100 commercial explosives 61 chlorotrifluoride 239 compatibility 61 chlorure d’ammonium 13 Compatibility Group 61; 70 chlorure de picryle 350 compatibility testing 362 391 Index composite propellants 17; 61; 137; CR-propellants = RDX containing 192; 194; 199 rifle powders (USA) composition A etc. 62 cross section ratio W propellant area composition B etc. 62 ratio 267 composition C etc. 63 crusher 147; 359 compositions I, II 63 C.T.D. = coefficient of detonation composition lumineuse = illuminant transmission (coefficient de self composition 184; 339 exitation) (french) 85 compositions pyrotechniques 269 CTPB = carboxyl-terminated poly- compositions retardatrices = delay butadiene (USA) 61; 327 compositions 74 cumulative priming 66 confined detonation velocity 63 c.u.p. = coefficient d’utilisation prati- confinement 64; 296 que (french) 197 consommation specifique d’explosifs cuprene 52 = explosive loading factor 130 cupric salicylate 161 contained detonating fuse 64 curing 67 conventional explosive performance cushion blasting 67 data 315 cutt off 67 cook off = premature inflammation cutting charge 67; 280 (W caseless ammunition) 54 C.W. = nitrocellulose 10–12% N copperchromite 64 (german) 220 cordeau Bickford = detonating fuse cyanur triazide 68 of lead coated TNT Cyclofive = RDX/Fivonite 53/47 cordeau détonant = detonating cord (W page 306) (USA) 64; 77; 215 Cyclonite = RDX = Hexogen 35; 62; cordeau détonant gainé = contained 63; 69; 114; 132; 141; 164; 187; detonating fuse 64 198; 206; 252; 325; 337; 339 corde d’allumage = igniter cord Cyclops = high energetic rocket pro- 183 pellant Cordite = double base gun powder Cyclopentadienyl-Eisen = Ferrocene (UK) 65 137 Corpent = PETN 250 cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine = Coruscatives = Delay Compositions HMX = Octogen 132; 141; 206; 65; 74 237; 239; 252; 327 cotton fibres 220 Cyclotol = RDX-TNT mixture (USA) coulée de charges des projectiles = 68 casting of explosives 55 cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine = RDX coulée de propergol = casting of pro- = Cyclonite = Hexogen 174 pellants 55 cyclotrimethylenetrinitrosamine 68 coyote blasting 65; 77 Cylinder Expansion Test 69 CP 1 BFP = nitrocellulose 13% N 220 CP 2 = nitrocellulose 11,7–12,2% N D CP SD = nitrocellulose 11,6% N (french) D-1; D-2 = phlegmatizer for explo- crater method 298 sives = 84% paraffin wax, 14% Crawford bomb 66 nitrocellulose and 2% lecithine crésylite = mixture of trinitrocresol DADE = DADNE = 1,1-Diamino- and picric acid (french) 2,2-dinitroethylene 91 crimping 66 DADNPh = diazodinitrophenol 92 critical diameter 66 Daisy Cutter = BLU-82 W GSX 152 Index 392 danger d’explosion en masse = mass destruction of explosive materials 75; explosion risk 208 110 danger d’inflammation = combustibil- Detacord = small diameter detonat- ity 59 ing cord (USA) dangerous goods regulations 70 Detaflex = detonating cord made of DAP = diamylphthalate 90; 162 Detasheet DATNB; DATE = diaminotrinitroben- Detasheet = plate shaped flexible zene explosive consisting of PETN and Dautriche method 72; 77; 88 binders (USA) DBP = dibutylphthalate 161 détonateur 37; 92 DBS = dibutylsebacate 161 détonateur à fil explosé = mild deto- DBT = mixture of dinitrobenzene and nating fuse 216 TNT (russian) détonateur instantané = instantane- DBT = dibutyltartrate 161 ous detonator 41 DBX = depth bomb explosive (USA) détonateur pour tir sou l’eau = water 72 resistant detonator 365 DCDA = dicyanodiamide detonating cord, detonating fuse 72; DD = mixture of picric acid and 77; 113; 191; 251; 364 dinitrophenol (french) detonating cord connectors 78 DDNP = diazodinitrophenol 92 detonation 77ff. D: DNT added detonation development distance 89 déblai = muckpile 217 détonation par influence = sympa- decade counter (chronograph) 88 thetic detonation 85; 139 décapitation de la charge = cut of 67 detonation, selective 84 deflagration 73; 78; 84; 246 detonation, sympathetic 85; 139 deflagration point 73 detonation temperature 317 DEGDN, DEGN = diethyleneglycol detonation velocity 42; 72; 75; 87 dinitrate 94 detonation wave, hydrodynamic degressiver Abbrand = regrissive theory of 81 burning 270 détonations dans l’eau = underwater Delaborierung = dismantling of detonations 357 ammunition 110 Detonationsgeschwindigkeit = deto- delay; delay compositions 65; 74 nation velocity 88 delay fuze 74 Detonationstemperatur = detonation delayed initiation; delayed inflamma- temperature 317 tion 74 Detonationsübertragung = sympa- dense prills 16 thetic detonation 85 densité 75 Detonationsverzögerer = non-electric densité de cartouche = cartridge delay device 236 density 53 Detonationswelle = detonation wave densité de chargement = loading 78ff. density 204 detonator W blasting cap 37; 92 density 42; 75; 81; 205 detoninooyuschii shnoor = detonat- Dentex = mixture of RDX/DNT/alumi- ing cord (russian) 77 num 48/34/18 (UK) detonierende Zündschnur, Spreng- dénudation de la charge = cut off 67 schnur = detonating cord 77 DEP = diethylphthalate 161 Deutsch-Französisches Forschungs- dépot = magazine 207 institut St. Louis I. S. L. 192 depth charge 357 dextrinated (lead azide) 194 DES = dimethylsebacate 161 Diaethylendiphenylharnstoff = Cen- destressing blasting 76 tralita 56 393 Index

Diaethylenglykoldinitrat 94 dinitrate d’éthylène diamine 123 diamètre critique = critical diameter dinitrate d’éthylnitropropanediol 223 66 dinitrate de glycérine 149 1,1-Diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene = dinitrate de glycérine-dinitro phényl- DADE = DADNE 91 éther 150 diamylphthalate 92; 161; 295; 325 dinitrate de glycérine nitrolactate diaphragme de sécurité = safety dia- 150 phragm 274 dinitrate de glycol 227 diaphragme de potection = environ- dinitrate de méthylnitropropanediol = mental seal 118 dinitrate de nitrométhylpropanediol diazodinitrophenol 92 232 Diazol = diazodinitrophenol (german) dinitrate de propylèneglycol 267 92 dinitrate de triéthylèneglycol 343 DIBA = diisobutyladipate 161 dinitrate de triméthylèneglycol 345 dibutylphthalate 93; 161; 295; 325 dinitrate de trinitrophénylglycérine- dibutylsebacate 161 éther 150 dibutyltartrate 161 dinitrate d’hexaméthalènetétramine dichromate d’ammonium 14 166 Dichte = density 75 dinitrate d’isosorbitol 192 dicyanodiamide 63; 153; 229 dinitroaminophenol = picramic acid diethyldiphenylurea = Centralit I 56; 252 155; 161; 295; 325 dinitrobenzene W metadinitrobenzene diethyleneglycol dinitrate 94; 161; 210 202; 325 dinitrobenzofuroxane 99 diethylphthalate 161 Dinitrobenzol 210 diethylsebacate 161 Dinitrochlorhydrin 148 differential thermal analysis 96 dinitrochlorobenzene 100 diglycerol tetranitrate 96 dinitrocresol 103 diglycoldinitrate 94; 161; 217; 356 Dinitrodiaethanoloxamiddinitrat 101 diisobutyl adipate 161 Dinitrodiglykol 94 diisocyanata de toluyl`ene 339 dinitrodimethyloxamide 101 diluent 97 dinitro-dinitrosobenzene W dinitro- Dimazin = DMH = dimethylhydrazine benzofuroxane 99 97 dinitrodioxyethyloxamide dinitrate dimethyldiphenylurea = Centralit II 101 57; 155; 161; 295; 325 dinitrodiphenylamine 102 dimethylhydrazine 97; 325 Dinitroethylendiamin 124 dimethylphthalate 161 dinitroethylene diamine 123 DINA = dioxyethylnitramine dinitrate Dinitroglycerin 149 108 Dinitroglycerin nitrolactat 150 Dinal = dinitronaphthalene 102 Dinitrokresol 103 Dinamon = ammonium nitrate explo- dinitronaphthalene 102 sive (Italy) dinitroorthocresol 103 Dinau = dinitroglycolurile (french) dinitrophenoxyethylnitrate 104 98 Dinitrophenylglycerinaetherdinitrat dinitrate de butylèneglycol 47 150 dinitrate de diethylèneglycol 94 Dinitrophenylglykolaethernitrat 104 dinitrate de dioxyéthyl dinitroxamide dinitrophenylhydrazine 104 101 dinitrosobenzene 106 dinitrate de dioxyéthylnitramine 108 dinitrotoluene 106; 161; 164; 325 dinitrate d’éthanolamine 122 Dinitryl 150 Index 394

Dinol = diazodinitrophenol (german) D.N.N. = dinitronaphthalene (british) 92 102 dioctylphthalate 161 DNPA = 2,2-dinitropropyl acrylate dioxyethylnitramine dinitrate 107 DNPh = dinitrophenol DIPAM = diaminohexanitrodiphenyle DNPT = dinitrosopentamethylene DIPEHN = dipentaerythritol hexani- tetramine trate 108 DNR = dinitroresorcinol diphenylamine 109; 161; 295; 325 DNT = dinitrotoluene 106 Diphenylharnstoff 9 DNX = dinitroxylene diphenylphthalate 161 donor charge 112 diphenylurea; diphénylurée 9; 161 DOP = dioctylphthalate 161 diphenylurethane 108; 161; 295; 325 DOS = dioctylsebacate 161 dipicrylamine 169 double base propellants 9; 56; 95; dipicrylsulfide 170 112; 155; 194; 199; 205; 214 dipicrylsulfone 171 douilles combustibles = combustible dipicrylurea 110 cartridge cases 60 dismantling of ammunition 75; DOV = distilled of vitriol = H2SO4 110 96% (UK) distance d’évolution de détonation = downline 78 detonation development distance DPA = diphenylamine 102 88 DPEHN = dipentaerythrol hexanitrate Di-(trinitroäthyl)-Harnstoff; 108 di-trinitroéthylurée 35 DPhA = diphenylamine 102 di-trinitroéthylnitramine 34 DPP = diphenylphthalate 161 ditching dynamite 111 Drehgriffmaschine = twist knob Dithekite = liquid explosive consisting blasting machine 38 of nitric acid, nitrobenzene and dreibasiges Pulver = triple-base gun water (USA) 112; 203 powder Diver’s = high concentrated drop test W bomb drop test 39 solution of AN and NH3 in water; Druck, spezifischer = specific energy proposed as monergol 291 DMEDNA = dimethylethylene dinitra- Druckexponent = pressure exponent mine (USA) 46; 290 DMNA = dimethyldinitramine (USA) Druckkochen = boiling under pres- DMS = dimethylphthalate 161 sure (W nitrocellulose) 221 DMSO = dimethylsulfoxide Druckluft-Ladeverfahren = pneumatic DNAG= Dynamit Nobel AG, Troisdorf, placing 257 Germany Druckluft-Sprengverfahren = Arm- DNAP = dinitrodiazephenol 92 strong blasting process 22 DNB = dinitrobenzene 210 Drucksprung W hydrodynamic theory DNBA = dinitrobenzaldehyde of detonation 78ff. DNCB = dinitrochlorobenzene 100 Druckstoßwirkung = air blast 8 DNDMOxm = dinitrodimethyloxamide Drucktränksprengen = pulsed 101 infusion shotfiring 268 DNDMSA = dinitrodimethylsulfamide Druckwelle = shock wave; air blast 8; DNDPhA = dinitrodiphenylamine 81 DNEtB = dinitroethylbenzene DTA = differential thermal analysis DNEU = dinitroethylurea 96 DNF = dinitrofurane Düse = nozzle 237 DNG = diglycerol dinitrate Dunnit = ammonium picrate (USA) DNMA = dinitromethylaniline 14 395 Index dutch test 112 EGDN = ethyleneglycol dinitrate 227 Duxita = RDX phlegmatized with 3% Einbasige Pulver = nitrocellulose gun castor oil (Italy) powder 284 dwell time 113 Einschluß = confinement 64 Dyno Boost 113 Eisenacetylacetonat 192 Dynacord = detonating fuse Ekrasit = picric acid 253 (german) 113 EL-506 = plate shaped explosve Dyneschoc 113 (“Detasheet”) (USA) Dynatronic 114 EL 387 A; B = slurry consisting of dynamic vivacity 24 water, starch and aluminum Dynamit-Collodiumwolle = gela- (Belgium) tinizing nitrocellulose for dynamites EL-763 = permitted explosive (USA) 222 elektrische Zünder W bridgewire Dynamite LVD = low velocity explo- detonators 41 sive 114 E.L.F. = extra low freezing (of nitro- Dynamite MVD = medium velocity glycerine explosives) explosive 114 EMMET= ethyltrimethylol methane Dynamite gomme = blasting gelatin trinitrate (french) 37 Empfängerladung = acceptor charge Dynamites 114 1 Empfindlichkeit = sensitivity 280 emulsion explosives 16; 17; 20; 115; E 193; 236; 365 end burning velocity 116 E W E-process (RDX synthesis) endothermal 116 70 energetic binders 116; 151; 205; E W E-Wolle = ester soluble nitrocot- 257; 258 ton (german) 222 energy, enthalpy of formation 115; EBW = exploding bridgewire detona- 324ff. tor (USA) 128 energy, specific W specific energy écran = barricade 29 291 Ecrasit; Ekrasit = picric acid; in Entzündungstemperatur = deflagra- France: = ammonium trinitrocreso- tion point 73 late environmental seal 118 EDA = ethylene diamine environmental testing W rocket test EDADN; EDD = etyhlendiamine stand 273 dinitrate 123 épreuve de chaleur W hot storage Ednafive = EDNA/Fivonite 50/50 124; test 178 306 épreuve de fracture = fragmentation EDNA = ethylene dinitramine 124 test 139 Ednatoal = Ednatol + 20% aluminum E-process W RDX 70 Ednatol = pourable mixtue of EDNA éprouvette 118 and TNT 115; 124 éprouveur = circuit tester 58 EED = electro-explosive device equation de Bernoulli 290 115 equation de Charbonnier 46; 290 effet Neumann = shaped charge equilibrium constants 335 effect (french) 280 equation of state 118 effet du souffle = air blast 8 Erla = epoxy compound (USA) 120 EF poudre = blank cartridge powder erosion 121 (french) erosive burning 120 EFI = Exploding Foil Imitiator 128 ErTeN = erythritol tetranitrate 121 Index 396 essai au bloc de plomb = lead block exploseur = blasting machine 37 test 196 explosif en vrac = bulk mix 42 Estane = polyester consisting of explosif-liant plastique = plastic urethane, adipic acid, 1,4-butane- explosive 255 diol and diphenylmethane diiso- explosifs131 cyanate (USA) explosifs allégés = low density com- EtDP = ethyl 4,4-dinitropentanoate mercial explosives containing Ethanolamindinitrat 122 foamed additives (french) ethanolamine dinitrate 122 explosifs à l’oxygène liquide = liquid Ethriol trinitrate 122, 325 oxygen explosives 203 Ethyldiphenylharnstoff 10 explosifs antigrisouteux = permitted Ethylendiamindinitrat 123 explosives 245 Ethylendinitramin 124 explosifs au nitrate d’ammonium; Ethylenglykoldinitrat 227 explosifs nitratés = ammonium Ethylglykoldinitrag = propyleneglycol nitrate explosives 15 dinitrate 267 explosifs chloratés = chlorate explo- Ethylnitrat 125 sives 58 Ethylphenylurethan 125 explosifs chlorurés = permitted Ethylpikrat 126 explosives containing sodium chlo- Ethyl -Centralit 56; 155; 325 ride 245 ethyldiphenylurea 10; 155; 295; explosifs d’amorcage = initiating 324 explosives 190 ethylene diamine dinitrate 123 explosifs gainés = sheathed explo- ethylene dinitramine 115; 124 sives 282 ethylene glycol dinitrate = nitroglycol explosifs liquides 202 227 explosifs nitratés = ammonium nitrate ethylglycoldinitrate = propyleneglycol explosives 15 dinitrate 267 explosifs perchloratés = perchlorate ethylhexanoate de plomb 199 explosives 244 ethyl nitrate 125 explosifs primaires = initiating explo- ethylphenylurethane 125; 155; 295; sives 190 325 explosifs pulvérulents = powder form ethylpicrate = trinitrophenetol 126 explosives 140; 263 ethyl-tetryl 126 explosifs secondaires = base charge EUROOYN 2000 127 31; 277 European Committee for the Stan- explosifs sismiques 277 dardization of Test of Explosive explosif S.G.P. = permitted explosive Materials; now W International (Belgium) 245 Study Group for the Standardiza- explosion 128 tion of the Methods of Testing explosion heat W heat of explosion Explosives 85; 198 159 European test fuze 51 Explosionstemperatur = explosion E.V.O. = Eisenbahn-Verkehrsordnung temperature 129 (german) W RID 271 Explosionswärme, partielle = partial E-Wolle W nitrocellulose, estersoluble heat of explosion 160 (german) 222 explosion tardive (long feu) = hang- EWALIDW 127 fire 158 exchanged salt pairs 14; 245 explosion temperature 129 exothermal 127 explosive bol 130 explode 128 explosive casting W casting of explo- exploding bridgewire 128 sives 55 397 Index explosive D = ammonium picrate 15 FGAN = fertilizer gerade ammonium explosive forming 129 nitrate (USA) 16 explosive loading factor 130 fils du détonateur = leg wires 202 explosive materials 130 Filmeffektzünder = Bullet Hit explosive train 131 fin de cumbustion = end of burning explosives 131 115 explosives equal sheathed 248 firedamp 137; 245 “Extra” = ammonium nitrate contain- firing current 137 ing commercial explosives firing line 138 Extragummidynamit = gelatinous first fire 138 commercial explosive (Norway) Fivolite = tetramethylolpentanol extrudeuse à vis = screw extruder 277 pentanitrate exudation 136 Fivonite = tetramethylolpentanone tetranitrate 305 flamebeau = flare 139 F flame shield 138 flare 138 F 8 = mixture of aluminum and flash over 85; 138 bariumnitrate (USA) flash point 139 F (f) = secondary explosive with flegmatiser 252 high performance (russian) FLOX = mixture of liquid oxygen and FA = furfuryl alcohol liquid fluorine FA/AN = mixture furfuryl alcohol/ani- flüssig-Luft-Sprengstoffe = liquid oxy- line/hydrazine 46/47/7 gen explosives 203 face burning 136 flüssig-Treibstoff-Raketen = liquid Fackel = flare 139 propellant rockets 204 factices = Mock explosives 216 flüssiges Ammoniak = liquid ammo- FAE = Fuel Air Explosives 8; 142; nia 204 312 flüssige Luft = liquid air 203 fallhammer 137; 184 flüssiges N2O4 204 farine de guar = guar gum 151 flüssiger Sauerstoff = liquid oxygen Favier explosives = ammonium 203 nitrate explosives (France; Bel- flüssiger Wasserstoff = liquid hydro- gium; now obsolete) gen 204 Federzugmaschine W blasting flüssiges Fluor = liquid fluorine 204 machines 37 flüssige Sprengstoffe = liquid explo- fendage préliminaire = pre-splitting sives 202 263 fly rock 139 fertilizer gerade ammonium nitrate; F-M = double base powders FGAN 16 FM = titanium tetrachloride (USA) Ferrocene (combustion moderating F = nitrocellulose nitroglycerine additive) 137 FNR = tetrafluoroethylene trifluoroni- Feststoff-Raketen = solid propellant trosomethan copolymer rockets 289 force = strength 24; 291; 297 Feuergefährlichkeit = combustibility Formfunktion W burning rate 24 59 FOX-7 = DADNE = 1,1-Diamino- Feuerwerksätze = pyrotechnical com- 2,2-dinitroethylene 91 positions 269 FOX-12 = GUDN = Guarnyl-ureadini- Feuerwerkszündschnüre = pyrotech- tramide 155 nical fuses (W also: quick-match) Fp 02 = TNT (german) 336 269 Fp 60/40 = TNT/AN 60/40 (german) Index 398 fracture, epreuve ´ de 139 galerie d’essai = test gallery 246 fragmentation test 139 galette = paste (for double base pow- fragment velocity 140 ders) 242 Fraunhofer-Institut für Chemische galvanometer 58 Technologie, ICT 182 GAP = W glycidyl azide polymere 151 free flowing explosives 20; 140; gap test W sympathetic detonation 193 85ff. freezing of nitroglycerine 140 Gasdruck = gas pressure 23; 45; 147 Frühzündung = premature firing 263 gas-erzeugende Ladungen = gas friction sensitivity 141 generators 2; 146 FTS = solid rocket propellant gas generators 2; 146 (german) gas jet velocity 147 fuel 143 gasless delay compositions 65; 74 Fuel Air Explosives = FAE 8, 142; gas pressure 23; 45; 147 312 gas volume 316; 364 Füllpulver 02 = TNT (german) 336 GC = gun cotton = nitrocellulose ca. fugasnost = lead block test (russian) 13% N (UK) 220 196 GcTNB = glycol trinitrobutyrate fulmicotone = nitrocellulose (italy) GDN = glycol dinitrate 227 220 Geberladung = donor charge 112 fulminate d’argent = silver fulminate gelatin explosives; gelatins 147 284 Gelatine Donarit S = gelatinous com- fulminate de mercure = mercury mercial explosive (Austria) 147 fulminate 209 gelatinizer 49; 56; 295 fumes; fumées 143 Gelex = semigelatinous commercial fume volume 364 explosive functioning time 145 generator machines W blasting Furaline I-III = fuel mixture consisting machines 37 of furfuryl alcohol, xylidine and Geomit = powder form commercial methanol explosive (Norway) fuse; fuze; fusée 145 Geosit = gelatinous seismic explosive fusée pyrotechnique = pyrotechnical (german) 148 fuse 269 Geschützpulver = gun powder 155 fusée retardatrice = delay fuze 74 Gesteinsprengstoffe = commercial Fuß-Vorgabe = toe 339 rock explosives fuze head 145 gestreckte Ladung = column charge FV = Fivonite = tetramethylolpenta- 59 none tetranitrate 305 gewerbliche Sprengstoffe = commer- FV/EDNA = Ednative = mixture of cial explosives (german) 61 Fivonite and EDNA GGVE = german transport regula- FV/PETN = Pentative = mixture of tions 70; 271 Fivonite and PETN Gheksogen = Hexogen = Cyclonite = FV/RDX = Cyclofive = mixture of RDX (russian) 68 Fivonite and RDX (USA) Gießen von Sprengladungen = cast- ing of explosives 55 Gießen von Treibladungen = casting G of propellants 55 Globular-Pulver = ball powder 28 Galcit = solid rocket propellant con- glossary W Preface sisting of KMnO4 and asphalt pitch GLTN = dinitroglycerinnitrolactate (now obsolete) (USA) 150 399 Index

Glühbrücke W bridgewire detonators Persson, Swedish Detonic 41 Research Foundation, Box 32058, Glycerindinitrat 149 S 12611 Stockholm, Sweden 85; glycerol 226 198 glycerol acetate dinitrate 148 Grubengas = firedamp 138; 245 glycerol dinitrate 149 G-Salz = nitroguanidine (german) glycerol-dinitrophenylether dinitrate 228 150 GSX 152 glycerol nitrolactata dinitrate 150 guanidine nitrate 63; 153; 198; 325 glycerol-trinitrate 224 guanidine perchlorate 154 glycerol-trinitrophenylether dinitrate guanidine picrate 154 149 Guanite = nitroguanidine 228 glycide azide polymere 151 guar gum; Guarmehl 154; 325 glycide nitrate 224 Guarnylureadinitramide = GUDN glycol 162; 228; 325 155 glycolurile dinitramine; tetramine 98 Gudolpulver = gun powder consisting GND = pressure proof (seismic) of nitrocellulose, nitroglycerine and explosive (german) Picrite (german) G = nitrocellulose-diglycol dinitrate guhr dynamite 114; 198 Goma pura = blasting gelatin Gummidynamit = gelatinous com- (spanish) mercial explosive (Norway) Gomma A = blasting gelatin (Italy) GUNI = guanidine nitrate (german) Gomme A etc. = blasting gelatin 153 (french) 37 gun cotton 37; 220 Grade A Nc = nitrocellulose gun powder 23; 155 12.6–12.7% N Gurney energy 157 Grade B Nc = nitrocellulose 13.35% N Grade C Nc = nitrocellulose blend of H A and B Grade D Nc = nitrocellulose 12.2% H-6 = mixture RDX/TNT/aluminum/ N, also Grade E (USA) wax 45/30/20/5 (USA) grade strength 27; 297 H-16 = 2-acetyl-4,6,8-trinitro- grain 152 2,4,6,8-tetrazanonane-1,9-diol- Granatfüllung 88 = picric acid diacetat (german) 253 HADN = hexamethylenediamine dini- granulation 152 trate graphite 152; 162 härten; aushäurten = curing 67 Grenzstromstärke = no-fire current Haftvermögen = case bonding 53 236 Halbsekundenzünder = half-second- grisou = fire damp 138; 245 step-delayed bridgewire detona- Grisoudynamite chlorurée No. 1 etc. tors 41 = permitted explosive (french) Haleite, Halite = ethylenedinitramine Großbohrlochsprengverfahren = (USA) 124 large hole blasting 193 halogen fluoride 239 group P 1 etc. = british safety hangfire 158 classes for permitted explosives Hansen test 155 248 Harnstoffnitrat = urea nitrate 361 Groupe d’Etude International pour la Haufwerk = muckpile 217 Normalisation des Essais d’Explo- HBX-1 = mixture of RDX, TNT and sifs Secretary; Der. Per Anders aluminum 155 Index 400

HC = mixture of hexachloroethane hexamethylene diisocyanate 165 and zinc (fume generator) (USA) hexamethylenetetramine dinitrate 70; HE = high explosive (USA) 166 HEAP = armorpiercing hexamethylentriperoxide diamine 166 HEAT = antitank; hollow charge Hexanit; Hexamit = mixture of 155 hexanitrodiphenylamine and TNT heat of explosion 117; 155; 315 (german) heat of formation W energy of forma- hexanitrate de dipentaérythrite 108 tion 117; 324ff. hexanitrate de mannitol 207 heat sensitivity 162 hexanitroazobenzene 167 HEATT = hollow charge with tracer hexanitrobiphenyl 168 HEBD = base detonating hexanitrocarbanilide 110 HEDA = delayed action hexanitrodipentaerythritol 108 HEF = high energy fuel, e.g., hexanitrodiphenylamine 100; 168; boranes (USA) 325 HE/SH = squashhead (UK) hexanitrodiphenylaminoethyl nitrate HEF-2 = propylpentaborane 169 HEF-3 = triethyldekaborane hexanitrodiphenylglycerol mononi- HEF-5 = butyldekaborane trate 170 HEH = heavy projectile hexanitrodiphenyloxamid 173 HEI = brisant incendiary ammunition hexanitrodiphenyloxide 170 with tracer hexanitrodiphenylsulfide 171 HEIA = Immediate action (USA) hexanitrodiphenylsulfone 171 heineiyaku = trinitrophenetol (Japan) hexanitroethane 172 126 Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane 172; Heizsatz = heating charge for gas 326 generating units 146 hexanitromannitol 207 heinelyaku = trinitrophenetol (Japan) hexanitrooxanilide 173 HELC = long case (USA) hexanitrostilbene 55; 174 Hellhoffit = liquid mixtures of nitric hexanitrosulfobenzide 171 acid and nitrocompounds Hexastit = RDX phlegatized with 5% HeNBu = hexanitrobutane paraffine HEPT = brisant ammunition with Hexite = hexanitrodiphenylamine squashhead and tracer (german) 168 Heptanitrophenylglycerin Hexogen = Cyclonite = RDX 37; 131; Heptryl = 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl trinitro- 141; 164; 174ff; 187; 198; 206; methyltrimethylnitramine trinitrate 242; 252; 255; 325; 339 164 Hexotol = mixtures RDX-TNT HES = shell (USA) (swedish) Hess, upsetting test according to 359 Hexotonal = mixture of TNT, RDX HETRO = cast-granulated mixtures and aluminum (german) of RDX, TNT and additives (swiss) Hexyl = hexanitrodiphenylamine HEX = high energy explosive (USA) (german) 168 165 HiCal = high-energetic rocket fuel Hex-24; – 48 = mixtures of KCIO4, HITP = High Ignition Temperature aluminum, RDX and asphalt Propellants 54; 258 32/48/16/4 (USA) HMTA = hexamethylenetetramine Hexa = hexanitrodiphenylamine HMTD, HMTPDA = hexamethylene (german) 165 triperoxide diamine 166 Hexal = RDX/aluminum (german) HMX = Homocyclonite = Octogen 165 132; 206; 206; 237; 252; 327 401 Index

HN = hydrazine nitrate 180 HTP = hydrogen peroxide (UK) HNAB = hexanitroazobenzene 168 HTBP = hydroxol-terminated polybu- HNB = hexanitrosobenzene 342 tadiene (USA) 62 HNCb 1 = hexanitrocarbanilide 110 HU-detonators = highly unsensitive HNDP, HNDPhA = hexanitrodipheny- bridgewire detonators (german) lamine 168 38; 179 HNDPA = hexanitrodiphenyl 168 Hugoniot’s equation; Hugoniot curve HNDPhA; HNDP = hexanitrodipheny- 83 lamine 168 hybrids 1; 179; 289 HNDPhAEN = hexanitrodiphenylami- Hydan 179 noethyl nitrate hydrazine 2; 180; 204; 326 HNDPhBzi = hexanitrodiphenylbenzyl hydrazine nitrate 180; 326 HNDPhGu = hexanitrodiphenylguanide hydrazine perchlorate 181 HNDPhSfi = hexanitrodiphenylsulfide hydrazoic acid 23 170 hydrodynamic theory of detonation HNDPhSfo = hexanitrodiphenylsul- 78ff. fone 171 hydrogen peroxide 20 HNDPhU = hexanitrodiphenylurea Hydrox blasting 146 110 HYDYNE = UDMH/diethylene tria- HNEt = hexanitroethane 171 mine 60/40 (USA) HNF = Hydrazine nitroform = salt of hygroscopicity 181 Trinitromethane Hyman = nitromethylglycolamide HNG = hydrine-nitroglycerine nitrate (USA) HNH = hexanitroheptane Hypergols 75; 182; 204 HNIW = Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzi- tane 172 HNO = hexanitrooxanilide 173 I HNS = hexanitrostilbene 173 Hohlladung = hollow charge; shaped IBEN = Incendiary bomb with explo- charge 280 sive nose (USA) Hohlraumsprengen = cushion blast- ICBM = Intercontinental ballistic mis- ing 67 sile (USA) Holland test W Dutch test 112 ICT = Fraunhofer-Institut für Chemi- hollow charge = shaped charge 42; sche Technologie, D-7507 Pfinztal- 62; 280 Berghausen 182 Holzkohle = charcoal 3 Idrolita = AD/RDX/paraffine/water Homocyclonite = HMX = Octogen 70/20/3/7 (Italy) 132; 206; 206; 237; 252; 327 Ifzanites = slurries (russian) hot spots 177 Igdanites = ANFO (russian) hot storage tests 173 igniter 182 HOX = high oxygen explosive 34 igniter cord/igniter cord connector Hoxonit = plastic explosive consisting 183 of RDX, nitroglycerine and nitrocel- igniter safety mechanism 183 lulose (swiss) igniter train 131; 183 H.P. 266 = powder form permitted ignitibility 183 explosive (USA) ignition system 183 HT = RDX and TNT (french) illuminant composition 184 HTA = RDX/TNT/aluminum 40/40/20 Imatrex = swedish trade name for (USA) Miedziankit 58 HTA-3 = HMX/TNT/aluminum IMO = Intergovernmental Maritime 49/29/22 (USA) Consultative Organization 70; 184 Index 402

IME = Institute of Makers of Explo- isopropyl nitrate 268 sives 184 isosorbitol dinitrate 192 immobilization 184 impact sensitivity 44; 184; 266 important explosives 132 J impulse 189 impulse spécifique 292 JATO = jet assisted take of charge incendiary 189 (USA) incompatibility 61; 362 jet perforator = W hollow charge for Industrial explosvies W commercial oil and gas well stimulation explosives 61 jet tapper 192 inert 189 JP = jet propellant (USA) to inflame 189 JP-1; -2; -3; -4; -5; = rocket fuels; inflammabilité = ignitibility 183 hydrocarbons (USA) inflammer = to inflame 189 JPN = improved JP infusion blasting W water infusion JPT = double base propellant in tube blasting 268 elements for W Bazooka 31 Ingolin = concentrated hydrogen per- JP-X = JP-4/UDMH 60/40 hypergo- oxide (german) 23 lized fuel (USA) inhabited building 136 Julnite = ethylendiurethane (french) inhibited propellant 190; 301 jumping mortar test 298 Initialsprengstoffe = initiating explo- sives 133; 190 initiation 190 K initiator 92; 190 injector 225 K-1; -2 Splav = mixture of TNT and injector transport W water driven DNB or dinitronaphthalene injector transport of nitroglycerine (russian) 365 K1F = chlorotrifluoroethylene poly- instantaneous detonators 41; 191 mer (USA) insulation 191 KA-process (RDX-synthesis) 70 internal energy 331 Kalisalpeter = Kaliumnitrat 260 internal enthalpy 333 Kaliumbitartrat 219 International Study Group for the Kaliumchlorat 260 Standardization of the Methods of Kaliumsulfat 219 Testing Explosives, cretary: Dr. Kaliumperchlorat 261 Per-Anders Persson. Swedish Kalksalpeter = calcium nitrate 48 Detonic Research Foundation, Box kalorimetrische Bombe = calorimetric 32058, S 12611, Stockholm, Swe- bomb 159 den 85; 198 Kammerminensprengung = coyote inverse salt pair: ion exchanged (salt blasting 65 pair) permitted explosives Kampfer = camphor 49 ion propellants 191 Kanaleffekt = channel effect 58 IPN = Isopropyl nitrate (USA) Kantenmörser = angle shot mortar 268 248 iron acetylacetonate 192; 326 Karben = carbene (polyacetylene) 52 I.S.L. = Deutsch-Französisches For- Karitto = black powder (Japan) 35 schungsinstitut St. Louis 192 KA-Salz = RDX (Hexogen) by syn- isobaric; isochoric 2; 317; 322 thesis according to Knöfler-Apel Isocyanate 257 70 isolement; Isolierung = insulation 191 K = ball powder 403 Index

Kast’s upsetting Test 359 Kugelpulver = ball powder (german) Kcilil = trinitroxylene (russian) 356 28 KDNBF = potassiumdinitrobenzo- kugelsicher = bullet resistant 43 furoxane (USA) kumulative Zündung = cumulative Kel-F = chlorotrifluoroethylene poly- priming 66 mer 9010 = RDX/Kel-F 90/10 Kumullativuyye = cumulatively acting Kelly 192 charge (hollow charge) (russian) kerosine 326 Kunkeln = press-molded perforated Kerosole = metal dispersion in kero- clinders of B-black powder (ger- sine (USA) man) Keyneyaku = trinitrophenetol (Japan) kunststoffgebundene Sprengstoffe = 126 plastic explosives 255 Kibakuyaku = explosive for primers Kupferchromit 64 (Japan) Kieselgur = guhr 114; 329 Klasse I; Klasse II; Klasse III = ger- L man safety classes for permitted explosives 249 laboratory combustion chamber 60 Klemmung = propellant area ratio Ladegeräte = buld mix delivery 267 equipment 42 knäppern = modcapping 218 Ladedichte = loading density 205 Knallquecksiler = mercury fulminate Ladeschlauch = plastic hose as load- 209 ing device for permitted explosives Knallsilber = silver fulminate 284 Ladestock = tamping pole 304 Kochsalz = rock salt 330 Lager = magazine 44; 136; 207; Kohlenstaub = coal dust 59 296 Kohlenstaubsicherheit = coal dust Lambrex = slurry (Austria) 192 safety W permitted explosives 245 Lambrit = ANFO blasting agent Kokoshokuyaku = black powder (Austria) 193 (Japan) 35 Langzeit-Teste =long time test; shelf Kollergang = heavy roller mill for life tests 112; 283 black powder mixing large hole blasting 193 Kollodiumwolle = nitrocellulose LASL = Los Alamos, National Scien- 12–12.6% N (german) 220 tific Laboratory (USA) Kolloksilin = nitrocellulose 11–12% N LDNR = lead dinitroresorcinate (russian) 220 LE = low explosive; propellant (UK) Kondensatoranzündmaschinen = lead acetyl salicylate 162; 194; 326 capacitator blasting machines 37 lead azide 23; 43, 141; 194; 326 Kontur-Sprengen = smooth blasting lead block test 196; 298; 340 288 lead ethylhexanoate 162; 199; 326 Koomooliativuyye = shaped charge lead nitrate 199; 326 (russian) 280 lead picrate 200 Koruskativs 65 lead salicylate 162 Krater-Methode = crater method 298 lead stearate 162 Kresylit = trinitrocresol (german) 351 lead styphnate 29; 43, 201; 326 kritischer Durchmesser = critical lead sulfate 162; 170 diameter 66 lead trinitroresorcinate = lead krut = gun powder (swedish) 155 styphnate 29; 43; 201; 326 K-Salz = RDX (Hexogen) by synthe- leading lines 201 sis according to Knoefler (german) Lebensdauerteste = shelf life tests 70 112; 283 Index 404

Lebhaftigkeitsfaktor = vivacity M W burning rate 45 leg wires 202 M-1; M-6; M-15 etc. are short names Leitungsprüfer = circuit tester 58 for american gun powders Leit-Sprengschnur = trunkline 78 M3 = kerosine hypergolized witz 17% Leuchtsätze = illuminant composi- UDMH (USA) tions 184 MABT = mixture of TNT, picric acid Leuchtspur = tracer 339 and dinitrophenol (Italy) L.F. = low freezing Macarite = mixture of TNT and lead LH2 = liquid hydrogen (USA) nitrate (Belgium) Ligamita 1; 2; 3 = nitroglycerine base MAF-40: – X = mixed amine fuels industrial explosives (Spain) (Hydine) (USA) ligne de tir = firing line 138 magazine 44; 136; 207; 296 ligne de cordeau détonant 78 magnesium carbonate 326 linear burning 202 magnesium trinitroresorcinate; mag- line-wave generator = linear detona- nesium styphnate 201 tion front generating charge MAN = methylamine nitrate 326 lined cavities W shaped charges 280 mannitol hexanitrate 207; 326 linters 222 Manöverpulver W porous powder liquid ammonia 204 259 liquid explosives 202 Mantelsprengstoffe = sheathed liquid fluorine 204 explosives 281 liquid hydrogen 204 MAPO = methylaziridine phosphin- liquid N2O4 204 oxide 208 liquid oxygen (LOX) 203 Marschsatz = sustainer charge in liquid oxygen explosives 203 rocketry liquid propellant rockets 203 mass explosion risk 208 lithergoles = hybrids 179 mass flow 46 lithium nitrate 204 mass ratio 209 lithium perchlorate 204 Massen-Durchsatz = mass flow 46 LJD = Lennard-Jones-Devonshire Massen-Explosionsgefährlichkeit; state equation 119 Massen-Explosionsfähigkeit = LN = lead nitrate 200 mass explosion risk 208 LN2 = liquid Massenverhältnis = mass ratio 209 loading density 42; 53; 204 MAT = mixture of TNT and picric acid long time tests 112; 283 (France; Italy) low explosive = propellants 155 Matagnite = Industrial explosive LOVA = low-vulnerability ammunition (Belgium) 206 match cord 270 LOVA propellant 205 Matsu = blasting gelatin (Japan) 37 LOX = liquid oxygen 239 W also liquid maturer = curing 67 oxygen explosives 203 MBT = mixture of picric acid and LOZ = liquid ozone dinitrophenol (France; Italy) L-Splav = TNT with 5% trinitroxylene MDF = mild detonating fuse (0.2–0.4 (russian) gram PETN/m = 10–20 grain/ft) Lp = liquid propellant 204 USA lueur à la bouche = muzzle flash MDN = mixture of picric acid and 218 dinitronaphthalene (France) LX = octogen (HMX)-formulations MeAN = MAN = methylamine nitrate 206 326 Lyddite = picric acid 253 mèches = safety fuses 274 405 Index

MeDINA; MeEDNA = methylethy- MetrTN = Metrioltrinitrate 214 lene-dinitramine MF = mercury fulminate (USA) 209 Mehlpulver = ungranulated black MHF = mixed hydrazine fuel contain- powder 35 ing hydrazine nitrate (USA) Mehrlochpulver = multiperforated MHN = mannitol hexanitrate (USA) grain 155 207 Meiaku = Tetryl (Japan) 310 Microballoons 215 Mélinite D = picric acid (french) 253 Micrograin = solid fuel consisting of Mélinite/O (“ordinaire”) (french) = zinc powder and sulfur (USA) picric acid with 0.3% trinitrocresol Miedziankit = one site mixed chlorate Mélinite/P = picric acid with 12% explosive (german) (now obsolete) paraffine (french) 58 MeN = methylnitrate 212 mild detonating fuse 216 MeNENA = 1-nitroxytrimethylene- military explosives 135 3-nitramine (USA) millisecond delay blasting 215 Menkayaku = nitrocellulose (Japan) millisecond delay detonator 215 220 Millisekundenverzögerer = detonating mercury fulminate 133; 141; 209 cord MS connector 78 merlos = barricade 29 mineral jelly 162 Mesa burning W burning rate 45 minex = mixture of RDX, TNT, AN mesurage de la poussée = thrust and aluminum powder (UK) determination 336 miniaturized detonating cord 215 metadinitrobenzene 210 Minimal-Zündimpuls = all fire 11 Metallbearbeitung durch Spreng- minol = mixture of AN, TNT and stoffe = explosive forming 129 aluminum powder (UK) metatelnyi zariad = Treibladung Minolex = mixed explosive consisting (russian) of AN, RDX, TNT and aluminum methane 138; 245 (UK) methoxytrinitrobenzene = trinitroani- Minurex = commercial explosive sol 346 (french) methylamine nitrate 212, 326 mise à feu 190 methyldiphenylurea; Methyldiphenyl- misfire 216 harnstoff = Akardit II 9; 161; 295; missile 216 324 M.J. = mineral jelly = vaseline methylenedinitrotetrazacyclooctane (british) 162 (precursor product for the Octogen MltON = maltose octanitate (USA) (HMX) synthesis) 238 MMeA = mononitromethylaniline Methylethyldiphenylharnstoff = Cen- (USA) tralit III (german) 57 MMA = methyl methacrylate 162 methylethyldiphenylurea = Centralit MN = mononitrotoluene (France) III (german) 57; 161; 295; 319 MNA = mononitroaniline (USA) methyl mehacrylate (MMA) 162 MNAns = mononitroanisol (USA) methyl nitrate 212 M.N.B. = mononitrobenzene (USA; UK) Methylnitroglykol = propyleneglycol MNBA = mononitrobenzaldehyde dinitrate 267 (USA) methylphenylurethane 213; 295 MNBAc = mononitrobenzoic acid methyl picrate = trinitroanisol 346 (USA) methyltrimethylolmethane trinitrate = MNCrs = mononitrocresol (USA) Metriol trinitrate 214 MNDT = mixture consisting of AN, methyl violet test 213 dinitronaphthalene and TNT Metriol trinitrate 162; 214; 326 (France; Italy) Index 406

MNM = mononitromethane 231 Nafolit = tetranitronaphthalene M.N.N. = mononitronaphthalene (France) MnnHN = mannose hexanitrate NAGu = nitrominoguanidine (USA) MNO = dinitrodimethyloxamide 101 219; 326 M.N.T. = mononitrotoluene Nano Energetic Materials 218 MntHN = mannitol hexanitrate 207 Naphthit = trinitronaphthalene MNX = mononitroxylene (german) 353 mock explosives 216 NATO advisory group for aeronauti- Mörser; ballistischer = ballistic mortar cal research and development 26 W AGARD 3 Mörser; Kantenmörser; Bohrloch- Natriumchlorat 288 mörser = mortar; cannon 247 Natriumnitrat Natronsalpeter = Momentzünder = instantaneous sodium nitrate 288 bridgewire detonator 41 Natriumperchlorat 289 Monergol 23; 97; 203; 216; 269 NBSX = 1,7-dinitroxy 2,4,7-trinitro- Monobel = permitted explosive (USA) 2,4,6-triazaheptane Monoethanolamindinitrat 122 NBYA = di-trinitroethylurea mononitrate d’hexanitrodephénylegly- Nc; NC = nitrocellulose (german) 220 cérine 170 NCN = Nitrocarbonitrate 36; 219 mortier ballistique 26 NDNT = AN/dinitronaphthalene/TNT morteur fusée = rocket motor 273 85/10/5 (french) motor 217; 273 NENA = N-(2-nitroxy)-nitramine- moulage des propellants = pressing ethane (USA) of propellants 264 NENO = dinitrodioxyethyl-oxamide moulage d’explosifs = pressing of dinitrate 103 explosives 264 NEO = diglycol dinitrate (french) 94 mouton de choc = fallhammer 137 Neonite = surface smoothet nitrocel- MOX = metal oxidizer explosives 217 lulose gun powder (UK) MP = picric acid with 12% paraffin NEPD = nitroetyhlpropanediol dini- (France) trate MP 14 = catalyst for decomposition Neumann effect = hollow charge of hydrogen peroxide (permanga- effect 280 nates) (german) neutral burning 219 MTN = Metrioltrinitrate 162; 214; 326 Neuvalin = concentrated hydrogen muckpile 217 peroxide mud cap 3; 43; 217 New Fortex = ammonium nitrate Mündungsfeuer = muzzle flash 218 explosive with Tetryl (UK) Muenyaku = smokeless powder NG; N/G = nitroglycerine 224 (Japan) NGc = nitroglycol (USA) 227 Multiprime 236 Ngl = nitroglycerine (german) 224 Munroe effect = hollow charge effect nib-glycerine trinitrate; NIBTN = 218; 280 nitroisobutylglycerine trinitrate 230 muzzle flash 218 nicht-sprengkräftige detonierende Zündschnur = mild detonating cord; miniaturized detonating cord N 216 Nigotanyaku = RDX/TNT mixtures NAC = nitroacetylcellulose (USA; (Japan) Italy) Nigu = nitroguanidine (german) 228 Nachdetonation = hang fire 158 Nilite = powder form blasting agent nachflammen = post-combustion 260 (USA) 407 Index

NIMPHE = nuclear isotope mono nitroethane 222 propellant hydrazine engine (tem- Nitroethylpropandioldinitrat 223 perature maintenance device for nitroethylpropanediol dinitrate 223 decomposition catalysts in moner- nitroform = trinitromethane 352 gol driven rockets) nitrogen 329 NIP = nitroindene (USA) nitrogen dioxide 329 Niperit = PETN (german) 250 nitrogen oxide 329 Nisalit = stoechiometric mixture of nitrogen tetroxide 203 nitric acid and acetonitrile 37; 114; 133; 162; 164; (german) 187; 198; 203; 224; 240; 327 nitrate d’amidon 233 nitroglycerin powders W double base nitrate d’ammonium 15 propellants 112; 155 nitrate de barium 29 nitroglycide 226 nitrate de calcium 48 nitroglycol = Nitroglykol 17; 133; 162; nitrate de dinitrophénoxyéthyle 104 164; 187; 198; 203; 227; 327 nitrate d’éthyle 125 nitroguanidine (picrit) 132; 162; 228; nitrate de glycide 226 240; 327 nitrate de guanidine 153 nitroguanidine powders 156 nitrate de lithium 204 nitrogurisen = nitroglycerin (Japan) nitrate de méthylamine 224 nitrate de méthyle 212 Nitroharnstoff 235 nitrate de plomb 199 Nitzrohydren 234 nitrate de polyvinyle 259 nitroisobutantriol trinitrate = nitroiso- nitrate de potassium 260 butylglycerol 230 nitrate de propyle 268 nitrokletchatka = nitrocellulose nitrate de sodium = nitrate de soude (russian) 220 288 Nitrolit = trinitroanisol 346 nitrate de strontium 300 Nitromannit = nitromannitol 207 nitrate de sucre 234 nitromethane 198; 203; 231; 327 nitrate de tétraméthylammonium 305 nitromethylpropanediol dinitrate 232 nitrate de triaminoguanidine 340 nitroparaffins 233 nitrate de triméthylamine 344 Nitropenta = PETN (german) 250 nitrate de trinitrophenyl-nitramine- nitropentanone 305 éthyle 354 Nitropentaglycerin = Metriol trinitrate nitrate de trinitrophényloxéthyle 353 214 nitrate d’hexanitrodiphénylglycérine nitrostarch = Nitrostärke 233 169 nitro-sugar 233 nitrate d’hydrazine 180 Nitrotetryl = tetranitrophenylmethyl- nitrate d’urée 361 nitramin nitre = salpetre 260 nitrotoluene 234 nitric acid esters 133 Nitrotriazolone 234, 327 Nitroaminoguanidine 219; 326 nitrourea 235, 327 nitrocarbonitrate 219 Nitrozucker 234 nitrocellulose 133; 155; 162; 164; NM = nitromethane 231 187; 220; 326; 327 Nobelit = emulsion explosive and nitrocellulose propellants W single blasting agent (german) 236 base propellants 284 non-allumage, intensit´e de courant nitrocompounds 132 de = no-fire current 236 Nitrodiethanolamindinitrat 108 non-electric delay device 236 nitrodiphenylamine 327 Nonel – non electric firing device Nitroethan 223 (swedish) 236 Index 408

Normalgasvolumen = Normalvolu- oshokuyaku = picric acid, press men = volume of explosion gasses molded (Japan) 364 ouvreuses explosives de percée = jet Norm-Brennkammer = standard tapper 193 combustion chamber 60 Ox = carborane-fluorocarbon copoly- Novit = mixture of hexanitrodiphenyl- mer (USA) amine, TNT and aluminum oxidizer 143; 239 (swedish) oxygen 329 nozzle 237 oxygen balance 240 N-P = triple base powders Olyliquit 203 Np 5; Np 10 = PETN phlegmatized Oxypikrinsäure = styphnic acid with 5 resp. 10% wax (german) (german) 300 NQ = nitroguanidine 228 Oxytetryl = trinitromethylnitramino- NS = nitrostarch 233 phenol NSP = black powder – smokeless Ozo-benzene = benzene triozonide powder compound (german) NSug = nitrosugar (USA) 233 NTNT = AN/TNT 78/20 (french) P NTO = Nitrotriazolone 234 NT = TNT/AN 30/70 (french) P1 = trimethyleneglycol dinitrate 345 N2N = AN/SN/TNT 50/30/20 (french) P2 = methylene dioxydimethanol NX = AN/trinitroxylene (french) dinitrate (USA) P (salt) = piperazine dinitrate (USA) P.A. = picric acid (french) 253 O PAC = ANFO (german) 20 Palatinol = phthalic acid ester Oberflächenbehandlung = surface (german) treatment; also W inhibited propel- PAN = explosive consisting of PETN; lant; W restricted propellant 190; pentaerythrol tetraacetate and AN 271; 301 PANA = same mixture plus aluminum Obturate 237 (Italy) Octogen = Homocyclonite = HMX Panclastit = mixture of nitrobenzene 132; 141; 237; 252, 327 and N2O4 30/70 Octol = micture HMX/TNT 77/23 239 Panzerfaust W Bazooka 31 Octyl = Bitetryl = N,N'-dinitro-N,N'-bis paraffin 241; 327 (2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)-ethylenedia- parallel connection; also bus wire 47; mine (UK) 241 ohmmeter 58 Parazol = dinitrochlorobenzene Oktogen = Octogen (german) 237 (USA) ON 70/30 = N2O4/NO2 70/30 oxidator partial heat of explosion 160 (german) paste 242 onayaku = mixture of picric acid and Patrone = cartridge 52 dinitronaphthalene (Japan) Patronendichte = cartridge density onde de choc = shock wave 8; 78ff. 53 onde de détonation = detonation PBAN = polybutadiene acrylonitrile wave 8, 78ff. PB-RDX = polystyrene bonded RDX, ONERA = Office Nationale d’études consisting of 90% RDX, 8.5% et de Recherches, Paris polystyrene and 1.5% dioctyl- Optolene = liquid rocket fuel consist- phthalate ing of vinylethylether, aniline, tar, PBTC = carboxylterminated polybuta- benzene and xylene (german) diene (USA) 409 Index

PBU = phenylbenzylurethane (UK) peroxide de tricycloacétone 343 PBX = plastic bonded explosive 242; peroxide de zinc = zinc peroxide 368 255 Perspex = acrylic acid methylester PBX 9010, 9011, 9404·03; various polymer (same as Plexiglas; compositions with 90% RDX and Lucite) (USA) 87 94% MHX, grain sized 242 Pertite = picric acid (Italy) 253 PCX = 3,5-dinitro-3,5,-diazopiperi- pétardage = mud cap 2; 43; 217 dine nitrate (USA) PETN = pentaerythrol tetranitrate 37; PDNA = propylenedinitramine 77; 133; 141; 162; 164; 187; 198; PE 1; 3A = plastizised RDX (USA) 244; 244; 250; 252; 327 PE-Wolle = low nitrogen percentage PETRIN = pentaerythrol trinitrate nitrocellulose (german) (USA) 162; 250 PEG = polyethylene glycol 162 petroleum jelly 252; 327 pellet powder 243 PETS = pentaerythrol tetrastearate pellets 140; 243 (USA) pendulum test W ballistic mortar 26 PGTN = pentaglycerine trinitrate Penta = PETN (german) 250 pH test W Hansen test 158 pentaerythritol 251 PHE = plastic high explosive (UK) pentaerythritol tetranitrate 37; 77; phlegmatization 252 133; 141; 162; 164; 187; 198; 244; Ph-Salz = ethylenediamine dinitrate 244; 250; 252; 327 (german) 123 pentaerythritol trinitrate 162; 244 phthalate diamylique 92 Pentastit = phlegmatized PETN 242 phthalate dibutylique 93 Pentol = mixture of PETN and TNT Picatinny Arsenal 21; 185; 197 (german) picramic acid 253 Pentolite = pourable mixture of TNT picramide = trinitroaniline 346 and PETN (USA) 244 picrate d’ammonium 19 Pentrit = PETN (german) 250 picrate d’éthyle 126 PENTRO = mixture of PETN, TNT picrate de guanidine 154 and paraffin 49/49/2 (Swiss) Picratol = pourable mixture of TNT Pentryl = trinitrophenylnitramine and mmmonium picrate 253 ethylnitrate 354 picric adic 164, 198, 254, 327 PEP-2; PEP-3; PIPE = mixtures of Picrinata = picric acid (spanish) 253 PETN and Gulf Crown Oil (USA) picrylchloride = trinitrochlorobenzene perchlorate d’ammonium 17 350 perchlorate de barium 29 picryl sulfide = hexanitrodiphenyl- perchlorate explosives 242 sulfide perchlorate de guanidine 154 picryl sulfone = hexanitrodiphenyl- perchlorate d’hydrazine 181 sulfone perchlorate de lithium 204 Picurinsan = picric acid (Japan) 253 perchlorate de potassium 261 piezo-quartz 24 perchlorate de sodium 289 Pikramid = trinitroaniline 346 percussion cap; percussion primer Pinkrinsäure = picric acid 253 93; 200; 201; 242; 265; 285; 287 Pikrinsäuremethylester = trinitroani- perforation of oil and gas wells 245 sol 346 perle d’allumage = squib 43, 234 Pirosilinovyye porokha = single base Perlit = picric acid (german) 253 nitrocellulose propellant (russian) permissibles; permitted explosives Piroksilins No 1 = nitrocellulose 14; 73; 84; 86; 245; 367 12–13% N; No 2 = > 13% N peroxides 31; 167; 250; 343; 368 (russian) 220 peroxide de benzoyle 31 plane charge (shaped charge) 280 Index 410 plane wave generators = charges polyvinyl nitrate 133; 162; 259; 327 generating plane detonation fronts porous AN-prills 17 plastic explosives 237; 255 porous powder 259 Plastisol = solid rocket propellant post-combustion 218; 260 consisting of APC or AN, PVC and post-heating 11 potassium bitartrate 219 plate dent test 255 potassium chlorate 58; 240; 260 plateau combustion 46; 62 potassium chloride 329 Platzpatrone = blank cartridge potassium nitrate 35; 162; 240; 260; Plumbaton = lead nitrate/TNT 70/30 327 (USA) potassium perchlorate 162; 261 PLX = Picatinny liquid explosive = potassium sulfate 162; 218 W nitromethane or 95% NM and poudre = gun powder 155 5% ethylenediamine (USA) poudre à base de la nitroglycérine = PMA; PMMA = polymer acrylic double base propellant 112 methylester (Plexiglas Lucite, poudre à simple base = poudre B = Perspex) 87 single base nitrocellulose powder PN = poudre noir (french) = black (french) = single base powder 259; powder 35 285 PNA = pentanitroaniline poudre composite = composite PNDPhEtl = pentanitrodiphenylee- propellant 61 thanol poudre d’aluminium = aluminum PNDPhEth = pentanitrodiphenylether powder 11 PNDPhSfo = pentanitrodiphenyl- poudre noir = black powder 35 sulfon poudre noir au nitrate de soude = pneumatic placing 257 B-black powder 31 PNL = D – 1 = phlegmatizing mixture poudre poreux = porous powder 259 consisting of 84% paraffin wax, poudre progressive = progressive 14% nitrocellulose (12% N) and burning propellant 265 2% Lecithine (USA) poudre sans fum´ee 284 PNP = polynitropolyphenylene 257 poudre sphérique = ball powder 28 poiont d’inflammation = flasch point pous´ee = thrust 336 139 poussière = coal dust 59; 245 polyacetylene W carbene 52 powder (gun powder) 155 poly-3-azidomethyl-3-methyl-oxetane powder form explosives 263 256 PPG = polypropyleneglycol (USA) poly-3,3-bis-(azidomethyl)-oxetane 258; 327 257 pre-ignition 263 polybutadiene acrylic acid; polybuta- premature firing 263 diene acrylonitrile W composite prequalification test 263 propellants 61 pre-splitting 264 polybutadiene carboxyterminated 62; pressing of rocket propellant charges 327 264 polyethyleneglycol 162 press-molding of explosives 264 polyisobutylene 327 pression de gaz = gas pressure polymethacrylate 162 147 polynitropolyphenylene 258 pressure cartridge 264 polypropyleneglycol 162; 255; 327 pressure exponent 25; 46 polysulfide 61 prills 16; 264 polytrop exponent 82 Primacord = detonating fuse (USA) polyurethane 61; 258 77 411 Index

Primadet = mild detonating fuse PVN = polyvinyl nitrate 133; 162; (USA) 216 259; 327 primary blast 265 Pyrocore = detonating fuse for rocket primary explosives 190; 265 ignition primer 92; 265 Pyronite = Tetryl; also: mixture of primer charge 265 Tetryl and trinitrophenylmethylanil- produits de détonation = fumes 143 line 310 progressive burnig 155; 265 pyrophoric 269 projectile forming (shaped) charge Pyropowder = single base nitrocellu- 280 lose propellant (UK) projectile impact sensitivity 266 pyrotechnical compositions 28; 29; propanediol dinitrate 267 30; 43; 64; 204; 260; 261; 269; propellant 155; 266 270; 368 propellant-actuated power device pyrotechnical fuse 269 267 PYX = 2,6-bis-bis-(pikrylamino)- propellant area ratio (“Klemmung”) 3,5-dinitropyridine 267; 290 propellant casting 55 propellant grain 46 Q propellant traité de surface W surface treatment 301 quality requirements for Industrial propergols 267 and military explosives 133, 135 propulseur = rocket motor 273 quantitiy-distance table 136; 269 propyleneglycol dinitrate 267 quartz 147 propylnitrate 268; 327 QDX = SEX = 1-acetyloctahydro- protection contre les courants vaga- 3,5,7-trinitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine bonds = stray current protection (USA) 296 Quecksilberfulminat = mercury fulmi- Protivotankovaya roochnaya zazhiga- nate 209 telnaya granata = Molotow cocktail quick-match; match cord; cambric (russian) 269 Prüfkapsel = test cap 305 quickness 46 PS = polysulfide 61 PSAN = Phase Stabilized Ammo- nium Nitrate 16 PTX-1 = Picatinny ternary explosive R = RDX/Tetryl/TNT 30/50/20 (USA) PTX-2 = RDX/PETN/TNT 44/28/28 R-Salz = cyclotrimethylenetrinitrosa- (USA) mine (german) 68 PTX-3 = mixture of EDN, Tetryl and radicals, free radicals 322 TNT (USA) Rakete = rocket 273 PTX-4 = mixture of EDA, PETN and Raketenflugkörper = missile 216 TNT (USA) Raketenmotor = rocket motor 273 PU = polyurethane 61 Raketenprüfstand = rocket test stand pulsed infusion shotfiring 268 273 Pulver, Schießpulver = gun powder Raketentreibmittel = rocket propellant 155 112; 322 pulverförmige Sprengstoffe = powder Raketentriebwerk = rocket motor 273 form explosives, mostly AN based Ramjet = air breathing rocket system 262 rapport d’expansion = propellant Pulverrohmasse = paste 260 area ratio 267 Index 412 raté = misfire 216 pound for hypergolizing rocket RATO = rocket assisted take off fuels rauchloses; rauchschwaches RFG = rifle fine grain powder (UK) Pulver = smokeless powder 284 RFNA = red fuming nitric acid (UK) Rayleigh line 83 RID = Réglement International con- RDX = Cyclonite; Hexogen 37; 62; cernant le transport des marchan- 63; 68; 114; 132; 141; 164; 187; dises dangereuses 70; 162; 184; 198; 206; 252; 255; 325; 339 271 RDX class A-H = various grain sized rifle bullet impact test 273 qualities of Hexogen (USA) 68 RIPE = plastizided RDX with 15% RDX type A = product nitrated by Gulf Crown Oil (USA) nitric acid 68 rocket 273 RDX type B = product fabricated by rocket motor 273 the acetic anhydride (Bachmann) rocket propellants 61; 112; 322 process; contains 3–12% W Octo- rocket test stand 273 gen 68; 237 Röhrenpulver; Röhrchenpulver = RDX Polar PE = plastizised RDX; tube shaped gun powder 155 containing 12% Gulf 297 process Rohmasse; Pulverrohmasse = paste oil and lecithine 90/10 = RDX/KelF 242 90/10 roquette à propergol liquide = liquid reactivity test 362 propellant rocket 204 recommended firing current 270 roquette à propergol solide = solid recommended test current 270 propellant rocket 289 recul = setback 280 Rossite = guanylnitrourea (USA) Reduced Sensitivity 270 rotational firing 274 Règlement International concernant Round Robin Test 274 le transport des marchandises RP-1 = kerosin type as fuel in liquid dangereuses 271 rocket motor systems regressive burning 270 rubberlike propellant = polysulfide-, Reibempflindlichkeit = friction sensi- polyurethane- or Plastisolbonded tivity 141 W compostie propellants relais = booster 40 Rückstoß = setback 280 relation des masses = mass ratio russian method = fibre length evalua- 209 tion by pulp sedimentation 221 relative weight strengt 26; 37; 297; Russkii Koktel = russian cocktail = 366 potassium chlorate and nitroto- relay 271 luene in glass containers; ignition reliability 271 by concentrated sulfuric acid requirements on industrial and mili- Russkii Splav = mixture of pricric tary explosives 133 acid and dinitronaphthalene résistance à l’eau = water resistance RX-05-AA = RDX/polystyrene/dioctyl- 364 phthalate 90/8/2 (USA) résistant au balles = bullet resistant RX-09-AA = HMX/dinitropropylacryl- resonance = erosive burning 271 ate/ethyldinitropentanoate resserrement = propellant area ratio 93.7/5/0.6 (USA) 267 RX-04-AV = HMX/polyethylene 92/8 restricted propellant 271 (USA) retart = delay 74 RX-04-BY = HMX/FNR 86/14 (USA) retard d’allumage = delayed inflam- RZ-04-AT = HMX/carborane-fluoro- mation; funtioning time 74; 145 carbon polymer 88/12 (USA) RF-208 = organic phosphorus com- RZ-04-Pl = HMX/Viton 80/20 (USA) 413 Index

S Schuttdichte = bulk density 42 Schutzwall = barricade 29 safe & arm 274 Schwaden = fumes 143 safety classes (of permitted Schwarzpulver = black powder explosives) 245 35 safety diaphragm 274 Schwarzpulverzündschnüre = safety safety distance of buildings 136 fuses 274 safety fuse 269; 274 Schwefel = sulfur 301 SAFEX INTERNATIONAL 275 screw extruder 277 Saint-Venant and Wantzel formula SD = double base propellant fabri- 147 cated without (french) Salpeter = salpetre; potassium SDMH = symmetric dimethylhydra- nitrate 259 zine (USA) Salpetersäure = nitric acid SE = slurry explosive (USA) 287 salt pair (ion exchanged) permitted secondary blasting 277 explosives 245 secondary explosives 277 sand test 275 Securit W Wetter-securit = permitted Sanshokitoruoru = TNT (Japan) 336 explosive (german) 367 Sauerstoffträger = oxidizer 239 seismic explosives; seismic gelatins Sauerstoffwert; Sauerstoffbilanz 240 277 sautage à gran trou = large hole seismic shots 77; 277 blasting 193 Seismo-Gelit = gelatinous special sautage par grands fourneaus de gelatin for seismic use 278 mines = coyote blasting 65 seismograph; seismometer 278 SBA = slurry blasting agent (USA) Seismoplast = special explosives for scaled distance 276 seismic shots (german) 278 SCAN = Spay Crystallized Ammo- selective detonation 84 nium Nitrate 16 self forging fragment; SFF 281 SCB W Semiconductor Bridge Igniter Sekundärladung = base charge 31 278 Semiconductor Bridge Igniter (SCB) Schießpulver = gun powder 165; 278 220 semigelatin dynamites 279 Schießwolle = underwater explosives Semtex 279 consisting of TNT, hexanitrodiphe- sensibilité 305 nylamine and aluminum, now sensibilit´e à l’impact = impact sensi- obsolete (german) tivity 184 Schlagempfindlichkeit = impact sensibilié à l’impact projectiles = pro- sensitivity 184 jectile impact sensitivity 266 Schlagwetter = firedamp 138; 245 sensibilité au chauffage = heat sensi- Schneckenpresse = screw extruder tivity 162 277 sensibilité au choc de détonateur = Schneiderit = mixture of AN and cap sensitivity 49 nitrocompounds, mostly dinitro- sensibilité au frottement = friction naphthalene (french) sensitivity 140 Schneidladungen = cutting charges sensitivity 141; 162; 266; 280 67; 280 Serienschaltung = series electric schonendes Sprengen = smooth blasting cap circuit 278 blasting Serien-Parallel-Schaltung = series in Schub = Thrust 336 parallel electric balsting cap circuit Schubmessung = thrust determina- 278 tion 336 setback 278 Index 414

SFF = EFP 281 slurries 10; 17; 36; 49; 115; 155; S.G.P. = denomination of W permitted 193; 203; 212; 284 explosives in Belgium slurry casting 55 S-H-process (RDX-synthesis) 68 small arms ammunition primers 285 shaped charge 42; 67; 280 SN = sodium nitrate 288 sheathed explosives 282 snake hole 285 shelf life (storage life) 112; 283 Sodatol = sodium nitrate/TNT 50/50 Shellite (UK) = Tridite (USA) = mix- 288 tures of picric acid and hexanitrodi- sodium chlorate 285 phenylamide sodium chloride; salt 245; 246; 330 Shimose = picric acid (Japan) 253 sodium hydrogen carbonate 327 shock pass heat filter 87 sodium nitrate 63; 239; 240; 285; shock wave 3; 78ff.; 283 327 Shoeiyaku = PETN (Japan) 250 sodium perchlorate 289 Shotoyaku = An/TNT 50/50 (Japan) soft grain powder (black powder) 35; Shouyaku-koshitsu = plastizised RDX 289 short delay blasting (W also: milli- Sohlenbohrloch = snake hole 288 second delay blasting) 215 solid propellant rocket 289 shot anchor 283 soluble gun cotton = nitrocellulose shot firer, blaster 36; 283 12.2% 221 SH-Salz = RDX fabricated by decom- solventless processing for propel- posing nitration according to lants 155 Schnurr-Henning 70 Sorguyl = tetranitroglycolurile Sicherheitsabstands-Tabelle (USA) (french) 98 136 soufre 301 Sicherheitszündschnüre = safety spacing 291 fuses 274 Spätzündung = hangfire 158 Silberacetylid 283 Spaltzünder = spark detonator 291 Silberazid 283 Span = sorbitane monooleate (USA) Silbercarbid 283 spark detonators 291 Silberfulminat 284 special effects 291 silver acetylide 283 specific energy 291; 298; 317 silver azide 283 specific impulse 292 silver carbide 283 spezifischer Sprengstoffverbrauch = silvered vessel test 284 explosive loading factor 130 silver fulminate 284 spinner = spin stabilized rocket SINCO = gas generating propellant Splittertest = fragmentation test (german) 285 139 single bases powders 285 Spränggrummi = blasting gelatin Single-Event FAE = Thermobaric (Norway) Explosives (TBX) 312 Sprengbereich = blast area 36 Sinoxid = non eroding primer compo- Sprenggelatine = blasting gelatin 37 sition (german) 286 Sprengkapselempfindlichkeit = cap SINTOX = lead free priming compo- sensitivity 49 sition (german) 287 Sprengkapseln = blasting caps; deto- Sixolite = tetramethylolcyclohexanol nators 37 pentanitrate 306 Sprengkraft = strength 297 Sixonite = tetramethylolcyclohexa- Sprengluft-Verfahren W liquid oxygen none tetranitrate 306 explosives 203 skid test 287 Sprengmeister = shot firer; blaster slotted mortar (test gallery) 247 36; 283 415 Index

Sprengmittel = explosive materials Stoßgriffmaschinen = blasting 130 machines wiht impact knob 37 Sprengoel = nitroglycerine, nitrogly- Stoßtränkungssprengen = pulsed col and mixtures thereof 224; 227 infusion shotfiring 268 Sprengupulver = black powder for Stoßwelle = shock wave 78 blastings 31; 35 straight dynamites 27 Sprengriegel = explosive bolt 130 strands 66 Sprengsalpeter = B-black powder 31 stray current protection 296 Sprengschlamm = slurry 10; 17; 36; strength 27; 196; 291; 297 49; 115; 155; 193; 203; 212; 287 Streustromsicherheit = stray current Sprengschnur 77 protection 296 Sprengstoff-Attrappen = Mock Explo- strontium nitrate 300 sives 216 styphnic acid = trinitroresorcinol 300; Sprengstoff-Ladegeräte = loading 328 devices styphnyldichloride = dichloro- Sprengstoff-Lager = magazine 207 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene Sprengstoff-Prüfstrecke = test gallery sulfur 35; 240; 298 246 Supercord = detonating fuse with ca. Sprengzubehör = blasting accesso- 40 g/m PETN (german) 301 ries 36 superconic propagation W shock Sprengzünder = blasting cap 37 wave; detonation 78ff. springing 293 squib 43; 293 Stabilität; stabilité; stability 1; 32; T 112; 155; 213; 280; 294; 362; 363 stabilizer 5; 10; 56; 57; 102; 109; T4 = RDX (Italy) 68 125; 155; 213; 295 T 4 plastico = RDX plastizised with stable detonation 83 17,3% diglycol dinitrate or with Stärkenitrat = nitrostarch 233 11% petroleum (Italy) Stahlhülsenverfahren = steel sleeve T-Stoff = concentrated hydrogen test (heat sensitivity) 163 peroxide (german) standard combustion chamber 60 TA = triacetine 162 Standardization of tests: International Tacot = tetranitrodibenzole-trazapen- Study Group for the Standardiza- talente 303 tion of the Methods of Testing tableau des distances de sécurite: Explosives Secretary: Dr. Per- W table 13, page 136 Anders Persson, Swedish Detonic TAGN = triaminoguanidine nitrate 340 Research Foundation, Box 32058, talc 329 S 12611 Stockholm, Sweden 85 Taliani test 304 Start-Rakete = booster 40 tamping = stemming 296, 305 state equation 83; 118 tamping pole 305 Stauchprobe = upsetting test 359 Tanoyaku = mixtures of RDX, TNT Steinflug = fly rock 139 and Tetryl (Japan) steel sleeve test 162 TAT = 1,3,5,7-tetracetyl-1,3,5,7-octa- stemming 64; 296 hydroazocine, precursor-product Stickstofftetroxid = nitrogen tetroxide for the W Octogensynthesis 238 203 TATB = triaminotrinitrobenzene 341 Stirnabbrand = face burning 58; 137 TATNB = triazidotrinitrobenzene 342 Stoppine = quick-match; cambric TAX = acethylhexahydrodinitrotria- 270 zine (USA) storage of explosives 136; 136; 296 TBX = Thermobaric Explosives 312 Index 416

TDI = toluene diisocyanate 339 tetramethylammonium nitrate 305 TEDFO = bis-(trinitroethyl)-difluor- tetramethylenetetranitramine = Octo- formal gen; HMX 132; 141; 206; 237; TEGMN = triethyleneglycolmono- 252; 327 nitrate tetramethylolcyclohexanol pentani- TEGN = triethyleneglycoldinitrate 343 trate = Hexolite 306 temperature coefficient W burning tetramethylolcyclohexanone tetrani- rate 45 trate = Hexonite 306 température de décomposition; tem- tetramethylolcyclopentanol pentani- pérature d’inflammation = defla- trate = Fivolite 306 gration point 73 tetramethylolcyclopentanone tetrani- température d’explosion = explosion trate = Fivonite 306 temperature 129 tétranitrate de diglycérine 96 TEN = PETN (russian) 250 tétranitrate d’erythrile 121 TeNA = tetranitroaniline 306 tétranitrate de tétraméthylolpenta- TeNAns = tetranitroanisol none 305 TeNAzxB = tetranitroazoxybenzene tétranitrate de pentaérythrite = PETN TeNB = tetranitrobenzene 250 TeNBPh = tetranitrodiphenylamine tetranitroaniline 307 TeNBu = tetranitrobutane tetranitrocarbazol 307 TeNCB = tetranitrochlorobenzene tetranitrodibenzotetrazapentalene = TeNCbl = tetranitrocarbanilide Tacot 303 TeNCbz = tetranitrocarbazol 307 tetranitrodiglycerol 96 TeNDG = tetranitrodiglycerine 96 tetranitroerythritol 121 TeNDMBDNA = tetranitrodimethyl- tetranitroglycolurile 98 benzidinedinitramine tetranitromethylaniline = Tetryl 310 TeNDPhETa = tetranitrophenylethane tetranitromethane 203; 308; 328 TeNDPhEtla = tetranitrodiphenyletha- tetranitronaphthalene nolamine Tetrasin = tetrazene (russian) 309 TeNHzB = tetranitrohydrazobenzene Tetratetryl = tetra-(trinitrophenylnitra- TeNMA = tetranitromethylaniline minoethyl)methane (USA) (Tetryl) 310 tetrazene 133; 141; 187; 201; 285; TeNMe = tetranitromethane 307 287, 310 TeNN = tetranitronaphthalene 308 tetrazolylguanyltetrazene hydrate = TeNOx = tetranitrooxanilide tetrazene 309 TeNPhMNA = tetranitrophenylmethyl- Tetril = Tetryl (russian) 311 nitramine Tetritol-Cyclonite = Tetryl/TNT/RDX TeNT = tetranitrotoluene 11.7/16.4/71.9 (russian) TeNTMB = 3,5',5'-tetranitro-4,4'-tetra- Tetroxyl = trinitrophenylmethoxynitra- methyldiaminobiphenyl (USA) mine (USA) TePhUR = tetraphenylurea (USA) Tetryl 37; 132; 164; 187; 198; 311; Territ = plastic explosive consisting of 328 nitroglycerine, APC, DNT, TNT, SN Tetrytol = mixture Tetryl/TNT 312 and nitrocellulose (Sweden) TFENA = trifluoroethylnitramine test cap 305 TG = thermogravimetry 96 test préliminaire = prequalification TG = Trotil-Gheksogen = TNT/RDX test 263 mixtures (russian) testing galleries 246 théorie hydrodynamique de la déto- Tetralit = Tetryl (german) 311 nation = thermohydrodynamic Tetralita = Tetryl (italian, spanish) theory of detonation 78ff. 311 thermic differential analysis 96 417 Index thermische Sensibilität = heat sensi- TNPE = PETN (spanish) 250 tivity 162 TNO = tetranitrooxanilide thermites 313 TNPh = trinitrophenol = picric acid Thermobaric Explosives (TBX) 312 253 thermodynamic calculation of decom- TNPhBuNA = trinitrophenylbutylnitra- position reactions of industrial mine explosives, gun powders, rocket TNPhDA = trinitrophenylendiamine propellants, tables 313ff. TNPhENA = trinitrophenylethyl-nitra- thermogravimetry 96 mine 126 thermohydrodynamic theory of deto- TNPhIGI = trinitrophloroglucine nation 78ff. TNPhMNA = trinitrophenylmethyl- Thional = pentanitrodiphenylsulfon nitramine = Tetryl 310 (USA) TNPhMNAPh = trinitrophenyl-methyl- thrust 290; 334 nitraminophenol tir à microretard = millisecond delay TNPht = trinitrophenetol 126 blasting 215 TNPy = trinitropyridine 355 tir d’impregnation = pulsed infusion TNPyOx = trinitropyridine-1-oxide shotfiring 268 355 tir primaire = primary blast 265 TNR = trinitroresorcine (styphnic tir sou pression d’eau = underwater acid) 300 detonation 357 TNRS = lead styphnate 201 TLP = Treibladungspulver = gun pro- TNStl = trinitrostilbene pellant; the following suffix (e.g., TNT = trinitrotoluene 16; 27; 55; 62; TLP/A) indicates; 68; 114; 115; 132; 162; 164; 187; TMEMT = trimethylenetrinitrosamine 215; 239; 253; 288; 328; 336; 339; 68 340 TNA trinitroaniline 307 TNTAB = trinitrotriazidobenzene 342 TNAmPH = trinitroaminophenol TNTClB = trinitrochlorobenzene 350 TNAZ = Trinitroazetidin 328; 347 TNTMNA = trinitrotolylmethyl-nitra- TNnd = trinitroanilide mine TNAns = trinitroanisole 346 TNX = trinitroxylene 356 TNB = trinitrobenzene 348 toe 339 TNBA = trinitrobenzaldehyde TOFLOX = solution of ozonefluoride TNBAc = trinitrobenzoic acid 349 in liquid oxygen TNBxN = trinitrobenzol nitrate Tolita = TNT (spanish) 336 TNC = tetranitrocarbazol 307 Tolite = TNT (french) TNCB = trinitrochlorobenzene 350 Tolite/D = TNT, solidification point TNCrs = trinitrocresol 351 80.6 °C = 177.1 °F TNDCB = trinitrodichlorobenzene Tolite/M = the same, 78 °C = TNDMA = trinitrodimenthylaniline 172.4 °F TNDPhA = trinitrodiphenylamine Tolite/O = 79 °C = 174.2 °F TNEB = trinitroethylbenzene Tolite/T = 80.1 °C = 176.2 °F (french) TNEDV = trinitroethyldinitrovalerate totuylene diisocyanate 133; 339 TNETB = 2,2,2-trinitroethyl-4,4,4,-tri- Tonka = aniline and dimethylaniline nitrobutyrate as liquid rocket fuel together with TNG = trinitroglycerine 224 nitric acid as oxidator (german) TNM = tetranitromethane 308 Torpex = mixture of RDX, TNT and TNMA = trinitromethylaniline aluminum 11; 70; 339 TNMeL = trinitromelamine Totalit = AN with ca. 6% paraffin TNMes = trinitromesitylene (swiss) TNN = trinitronaphthalene 353 toxic fumes 8; 143 Index 418

TPEON = tripentaerythroloctanitrate trinirate de triméthyloléthylméthane tracers 339 122 traitement des métaux par explosion trinitrate de triméthylolméthylmé- 129 thane 214 traitement de surface = surface treat- Trinitril = glyceroltrinitrophenylether ment 301 dinitrate transmission of detonation W detona- trinitroaniline 198; 346 tion, sympathetic detonation; gap trinitroanisole 346 test 85; 146 Trinitroazetidin 328; 347 transport regulations trinitrobenzene 328; 348 W ADR (road) 2 trinitrobenzoic acid 349 W RID (rail) 271 trinitrochlorobenzene 100; 328; 350 W IATA (air) 182 trinitrocresol 351 W IMDG (shipping) 184 trinitrodioxybenzene 300 transport par injection d’eau 365 trinitroethylalcohol 35 Tauzl test W lead block test 196 trinitrometacresol 351 Treibstoff = propellant 266 trinitrometaxylene 356 triacetin 162 trinitromethane 352 Triacetonperoxid; triacétoneperoxide trinitronaphthalene 353 249; 343 trinitrophenetol 126 Trialen = mixture of RDX, TNT and trinitrophenol; picric acid 164; 198; aluminum (german) 11; 70; 340 253; 327 triaminoguanidine nitrate 6; 206; 328; trinitrophenoxy-ethyl nitrate 353 340 trinitrophenylethylnitramine = ethylte- triaminotrinitrobenzene 328; 341 tryl 126 triazide cyanurique 68 Trinitrophenylglycerinetherdinitrat triazidotrinitrobenzene 342 150 Tribride = 3-component rocket sys- Trinitrophenylglykolethernitrat 353 tem, e.g., metal fuels suspended trinitrophenylmethylaniline = Tetryl in liquid fuels and oxidators (USA) 310 Tricinat = salt of styphnic acid trinitrophenylmethylether = trinitroani- (german) sol 346 tricycloacetone peroxide 249; 343 trinitrophenylmethylnitramine = Tetryl Triergol = same as Tribride 37; 132; 141; 164; 187; 198; 240; triethyleneglycol 344 311; 328 triethyleneglycol dinitrate = Triglykol- trinitrophenylnitramino ethylnitrate dinitrat (german) 162, 343 354 Trilita = TNT (spanish) 336 trinitropyridine 328; 355 trimethylamine nitrate 328; 344 trinitropyridine-N-oxide 328; 355 trimethyleneglycol dinitrate 345 trinitrorésorcinate de plomb 201 trimethylenetrinitrosamine 68 trinitroresorcinol = styphnic acid 300; trimethylenetrinitramine = RDX = 328 Cyclonite 68 trinitrosotrimethylenetriamine 75 trimethylolethylmethane trinitrate 122 trinitrotoluene = TNT 16; 27; 55; 62; trimethylolnitromethane trinitrate 230 68; 114; 115; 132; 162; 164; 187; trimethylolpropane trinitrate 122 215; 239; 253; 288; 328; 336; 339; Trinal = trinitronaphthalene 353 340 trinitrate de butanetriol 48 trinitroxylene 356 trinitrate de glycérine 224 Trinol = trinitroanisol 346 trinitrate de nitroisobutylglycérine 230 Triogen = trimethylenetrinitrosamine trinitrate de pentaérythrite 244 (USA) 75 419 Index triple base propellants 155 Verbrennung = combustion 60 Trisol = trinitroanisol 346 Verbrennungswärme = heat of com- Tritonal = mixture of RDX, TNT and bustion 159 aluminum (german) 11; 356 Verbundtreibsätze = composite pro- Trixogen = mixture of RDX and TNT pellants 61 (german) 357 verdämmen = stemming 296 Trizin = trinitroresorcinol (german) Vernichten von Explosivstoffen = 300 destruction of explosive materials Trojel = slurry blasting agent 75 Trotyl = TNT (german) 336 Verpfuffungspunkt = deflagration trunkline (of detonating cord) 78 point 73 tuyère = nozzle 237 Versager = misfire 216 Verstärkungsladung = booster 40 Versuchsstrecken = test galleries U 246 Verträglichkeit = compatibility 61 U = bridgewirde detonator U (unsen- Verzögerungszünder = delay fuze sitive), (german) 41 74 UDMH = unsymmetrical dimethylhy- vessel mortar test 298 drazine (USA) 97 Viatra = Inert stemming cartridge Übertragung = sympathetic detona- (swiss) tion 85; 139 Vibrometer 362 ullage 357 Vieille Test 178; 363 ummantelte Sprengstoffe = sheathed Virial equation 119 explosives 281 viscosity of nitrocellulose 222 unbarricated 357 Visol; Visol-1; -4; -6 = vinylethylether unconfined detonation velocity 88; and mixtures with isopropylalcohol 357 and vinylbutylether; liquid rocket undersonic propagation (= deflagra- fuel (german) tion) 45; 73 Vistac No 1 = low molecular weight underwater detonations 21; 357 polybutane (USA) underwater explosives W DBX; W Tor- vitesse de combustion = burning rate pex 72; 339; 357 23; 45; 121 Unterwasserzünder = water resistant vitesse de détonation = detonation detonator 366 velocity 42; 72; 75; 88 upsetting tests 42; 359 vitesse moyenne de combustion = urea nitrate 198; 328; 343 average burning rate 23 urethane W stabilizer 295 Viton A = perfluoropropylene-vinyl- US Bureau of Mines 361 idine fluoride copolymer vivacity factor 46 VNP = polyvinyl nitrate (USA) V 259 volume of explosion gases 363 vacuum test 61; 362 volume strength 42; 317; 364 vaseline 252 Vorgabe = burden 44 velocite de combustion = burning vorkesseln = springing 293 rate 45 vorspalten = pre-splitting 263 Veltex = mixture of HMX, nitrocellu- VV = Vzryvchatoiye veschestvo = lose, nitroglycerine, nitrodiphenyla- explosive (russian) mine and triacetine 362 V-W = porous powders (german) Index 420

W Xilit = trinitroxylene (russian) 356 XTX = RDX coated with Sylgard, a W I; W II; W III = permitted explo- silicon resin sives belonging to the german Xyloidine = nitrostarch 233 safety classes I, II and III 367 warm storage tests; Warmlagerteste W hot storage tests 178 Y Wasadex 1 = ANFO-explosive 364 Wasserbesatz = water stemming 366 Yonkite = industrial explosive water driven injector transport of (Belgium) nitroglycerine 365 Yuenyaku = black powder (Japan) 35 water 328; 329 water gels 10; 287; 365 water hammer; water jet 359 Z water infusion blasting 359 water resistance 364 Zazhigateinaya = Molotow-cocktail water resistant detonator 365 (russian) water stemming 365 Zeitzünder W bridgewire detonators web 366 41 Weichkornpulver = soft grain black Zentralit W Centralite 56; 57 powder 35; 289 Zhirov = mixtures of tetryl with APC weight strength W relative weight or potassium perchlorate (russian) strength 26; 37; 297; 366 Zigarettenabbrand = face burning Wetter- = german prefix given to all 137 trade name of permitted explosives zinc peroxide 287; 368 367 Z-Salz; Z-Stoff C; Z-Stoff N = per- Wetter-Sprengstoffe = permittet manganates for decomposition explosives 245; 367 catalysis of hydrogen peroxide Wetter-Roburit B; Wetter-Securit C; Zuckernitrat 233 Wetter-Westfalit = permitted explo- Zündabzweigung = downline sives (german) 367 Zündanlage = ignition system 183 WFNA; WFN = white fuming nitric Zündblättche W amorces 19 acid (UK) Zünder = fuze 145 WhC = white compound = 1.9-dicar- Zünder, elektrische W bridgewire boxy 2,4,6,8-tetranitrophenazin- detonators 41 N-oxide (USA) Zünderdrähte = leg wires 202 wood dust 328 Zündhütchen = amorce 19 Wood’s metal 73 Zündimpuls = electric pulse for W-Salz = RDX according Wolfram bridgewire detonators 41 (german) 70 Zündkabel = firing line 138; 202 Zündkreis = circuit 58; 280 Zündkreisprüfer = circuit tester 58 X Zündladung = primer charge 265 Zündmaschine = blasting machine X-306 A = igniter for mild detonating 37 fuse (USA) Zündpille = squib 293 X28M = containing Zündschalter = blasting switch 38 W Polyvinyl Nitrate 259 Zündschnur = safety fuse 269, 274 X-Ray-Flash 367 Zündschraube = fuze head 146 X-Stoff = tetranitromethane (german) Zündsicherung = igniter safety 307 mechanism 183 421 Index

Zündstrom = firing current 138 Zustandsgleichung = equation of Zündung = initiation 190 state 83; 118 Zündverzug = functioning time 75; zweibasige Pulver = double base 145 propellants 112 Zündwilligkeit = ignitibility 183