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Double Click on the Seminar Number to Jump to Th Papers Published in the Proceedings of the International Pyrotechnics Seminars (double click on the Seminar number to jump to that location) 1 Estes Park, Colorado, USA 1968 2 Snowmass-at-Aspen Colorado, USA 1970 3 Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA 1972 4 Steamboat Village, Colorado, USA 1974 5 Vail, Colorado, USA 1976 6 Estes Park, Colorado, USA 1978 7 Vail, Colorado, USA 1980 8 Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA 1982 9 Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA 1984 10 Karlsruhe, Germany 1985 11 Vail, Colorado, USA 1986 12 Juan les Pins, France 1987 13 Grand Junction, Colorado, USA 1988 14 Jersey, Channel Islands, UK 1989 15 Boulder, Colorado, USA 1990 16 Jönköping, Sweden 1991 17 Beijing, China 1991 18 Breckenridge, Colorado, USA 1992 19 Christchurch, New Zealand 1994 20 Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA 1994 21 Moscow, Russia 1995 22 Fort Collins, Colorado, USA 1996 23 Tsukuba, Japan 1997 24 Monterey, California, USA 1998 25 Brest, France 1999 26 Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R.. China 1999 27 Grand Junction, Colorado, USA 2000 28 Adelaide, Australia 2001 29 Westminster, Colorado, USA 2002 30 Saint Malo, France 2003 31 Fort Collins, Colorado, USA 2004 32 Karlsruhe, Germany 2005 33 Fort Collins, Colorado, USA 2006 34 Beaune, France 2007 35 Fort Collins, Colorado, USA 2008 36 Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2009 37 Reims, France 2011 38 Denver, Colorado, USA 2012 39 Valencia, Spain 2013 1st Seminar 1968 index Estes Park, Colorado, USA page 1 Pyro research areas for further exploratory development. Hamrick J T 1 2 Colored smoke signals: castable compositions. Lane G A and Janowiak E 25 M 3 Ignition and output characteristics of pyrotechnics for electro-explosive 39 device applications. Austing J L, Kennedy J E and Weber J P 4 An introduction to advanced delay cords. Orlander D E 99 5 Spectral observations in illuminating flares. Douda B E 113 6 The sorcery and science of aerospace explosive ordnance. Moses S A 129 7 Design for education of pyrotechnicists. Blunt R M 149 8 Computer solution of pyrotechnic thermochemistry problems. Davis E J 157 9 Mathematical simulation models. Kemp J L 167 10 Measurement of illumination-source-related characteristics of the 175 cyanogen-oxygen-boron trichloride flame system. Tischer R L and Scheller K 11 Ultrasonic enhancement of pyrotechnic processing: pressing, extrusion, 207 casting. Pheasant R and McKinney C D 12 Characterisation and chemical reactivity. Ripley W 225 13 Novel pyrotechnic compositions for screening smokes. Lane G A, Smith 263 W A and Jankowiak E M 14 Heats of reaction plots as design criteria for pyrotechnic reactions. 293 McLain J H 15 Slurries are safer. Sheeline R D and Vrolyk J J 305 16 Ultrasonic weld encapsulation - heatless, hermetic sealing. Zglenicki C 349 17 Principles and applications of explosive bonding. Cavell W W, Kowalick J F 363 and Addison H J 18 Early explosion phenomena. Wisotski J and Williams R E 383 19 The explosive forming of metals. Ezra A A 393 20 Colorimetry and radiometry. Swinson J A 419 index 2nd Seminar 1970 page Snowmass-at-Aspen, Colorado USA 1 Evaluation of aluminium-plated pyrotechnics as flash charges for 1 electroexplosive devices. Austing J L and Remaly R F 2 Fast cook-off program. Short J E 43 3 Development of castable flare and colored smoke compositions. Shaw G 55 C, Reed R, Munson W O and Roberts J A 4 Covert air-sea rescue marker. Moore P, Rexroth P and Williams R 73 5 Improved green signal compositions. Jackson B, Kaye S M and Taylor F R 83 6 Exploratory development of illuminating flares. Hamrick J T 101 7 Pour-castable magnesium illumination flare compositions. Lane G A and 117 Smith W A 8 Aluminum-fuelled flares. Kott A C and Lane G A 137 9 High temperature gaseous illuminant flames. Kirshenbaum A D and Taylor 167 F R 10 Formation of the sodium resonance line continuum. Douda B E 191 11 Combustion kinetics of particulate boron. Kelley C M, Williams R E and 201 Takemoto A 12 The relationship of deployment parameters to the illuminating 217 effectiveness of flares. Szypulski R W 13 A new pyrotechnic for generation of silver iodide. Shaw G C and Reed R 231 14 Ultrasonic enhancement of propellant extrusion. Geist J E, McKinney C D 239 and Pheasant R 15 Interaction of pyrotechnics and radio frequency systems. Sukhia D E 255 16 Physical factors influencing the chemical reactivity of solid materials. 271 Lipscomb C A 17 The ignitability of pyrotechnic compositions from bridgewires. Kirkham J 295 18 A study of diluted titanium / lead chromate systems. Dadley D A 319 19 Water-ignition of hypergolically reactive pyrotechnic compositions. Tulis 2nd A J, Austing J L, Hersh C K, Cooper P W and Weber J P 347 20 Designing a static-immune power cartridge for production. Karp H and 379 Prescott S N 21 Visibility under pyrotechnic flare illumination and of pyrotechnic signals. 395 Lohcamp C W 22 Scientific and engineering technician training. Williams R E 415 23 Effect of entrained air in determining optimum flare compositions. Tischer 423 R L 24 Some observations of some pyrotechnic compositions. Griffiths V S, Izod A1 D C A and O'Sullivan E 25 Evaluation of plastic bonded RDX in explosive devices. Hamrick J T A2 3rd Seminar 1972 index page Colorado Springs, Colorado USA 1 Possible mechanisms for burning rate / candlepower enhancement in 1 illuminants. Dillehay D R 2 Gas generators for inflating auto crash bags. Lane G A, Torkelson T R, 25 Dergazarian T E and Staudacher G R 3 A comparison of ground and atomised magnesium in pour-cast 39 illuminants. Lane G A and Roberson K 4 Formation of pyrotechnic fragments. Hillstrom W W 49 5 Development and evaluation of explosive materials for the task of 3rd explosive dispersion of projectiles. Tulis A J, Austing J L and Remaly R F 65 6 Pyrotechnic flare spectroscopy II. Douda B E 97 7 The chemical reactivity of ferric oxide. Lipscomb C A 107 8 Feasibility study of a self-suspending flare system. Carstens D L 127 9 Some factors affecting burning rates and variability of tungsten and 157 manganese delay compositions. Valenta F J 10 The state-of-the-art of navy pyrotechnic delays. Valenta F J 185 11 Analytical and functional tests of naturally aged explosive ordnance in the 197 Pershing Leap program. Storma E M 12 Properties and applications of boron / potassium nitrate. Tweed P B 253 13 The influence of transition metal compounds on the aluminium - sodium 271 nitrate reaction. Farnell P L, Westerdahl R P and Taylor F R 14 A flickering signal flare. Reed R, Cornia R P and Munson W O 291 15 Smoke / flame pyrotechnics. Shaw G C and Reed R 305 16 Flow-castable compositions for illumination flares. Lane G A, Jankowiak E 321 M, Girardin D L and Roberson K. 17 Use of propellant gas generators for the emptying of capacities at great 363 diving depths. Delgendre J and Kurtzemann B 18 Pyrotechnic special effects in motion pictures. Clark F P 387 19 Improved binder compositions for flare compositions. Filter H E and 403 Stevens D L 20 Pour-castable compositions for colored smoke signals. Filter H E, 419 Jankowiak E M, Lane G A and Stevens D L 21 Observations of the surface details of burning Mg / NaNO3 / binder flares. 435 Eisel J L 22 Factors affecting the stoichiometry of the magnesium - sodium nitrate 445 combustion reaction. Beardell A J and Anderson D A 23 Delay compositions containing molybdenum oxides. Beardell A J and 461 Kirshenbaum A D 4th Seminar 1974 index page Steamboat Village, Colorado USA 1 Radiative transfer model of a pyrotechnic flame. Douda B E 1 2 Illuminant performance in inert atmospheres. Dillehay D R 2 3 Spectral characteristics of flares containing sodium iodate as an oxidiser. 3 Webster H A and Gilliam C W 4 A mathematical model of flare plume combustion. Tanner J E 4 5 Flare liner materials. Gilbert J D 5 6 A comparison of the spectra from Navy and Air Force aircraft parachute 6 flares. Webster H A 7 The effect of thermal conductivity and gaseous permeability on the 7 burning rate of pyrotechnic flare compositions. Farnell P L and Beardell A 8 A tamp castable composition for illuminating flares. Eather R F 8 9 Substitution of aluminium for magnesium as a fuel in flares. Jackson B and 9 Taylor F R 10 Improved red tracer flares. Izod D C A and Eather R F 10 11 Burning rate modifiers. Dillehay D R 11 12 Spectroscopic analysis of azide decomposition products for use in a 12 pyrotechnically initiated carbon dioxide laser. Dinerman C E 13 Atmospheric properties and their effect on target acquisition under flare 13 illumination. Bradley G 14 The effect of angular velocity on pyrotechnic performance. Puchalski W J 14 15 Small arms tracer studies using a rapid scanning spectrometer. Keliher P N 15 and Puchalski W J 16 Radiation polymerisation of pyrotechnic compositions. Franklin G B and 16 Parrish C F 17 Non-explosive destruction of TNT with hypergols. Tulis A J, Keith J N, 4th Sumida W K and Heberlein D C 17 18 Dispersion and detonation of explosive dusts. Tulis A J and Remaly R F 4th 18 19 Ignition by shock. Chotard P 19 20 Through bulkhead ignition of pyrotechnics: an analytical and experimental 20 investigation. Kjeldgaard E A, Larson D W and Gould D J 21 Thresholds for the initiation of pyrophoric sparking. Hillstrom W W 21 22 A study of fast burning tungsten delay compositions in small column 22 diameters. Nesbitt S C 23 A pyrotechnic fuze timer with selectable settings.
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