The Manufacture of Explosives, Vol. 2 of 2

Download or read book The Manufacture of Explosives, Vol. 2 of 2 written by Oscar Guttmann and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Manufacture of Explosives, Vol. 2 of 2: A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the History, the Physical and Chemical Properties, and the Manufacture of Explosives Di-nitro-naphthalene; Picric Acid; Picrates; Tri-nitro-cresol; Fulminate of Mercury; Manufacture; Properties and Constitution; Fulminate of Silver and Fulminate of Gold; Utilization of Waste Acids; Denitration; Concentrating The Recovered Sulphuric Acid; Dynamite; Dynamites with Inactive Absorbents; Dynamites with Active Absorbents; Manufacture of Dynamite; Mixing; Forming Cartridges; Packing; Properties of Dynamite; Physical Properties; Chemical Properties; Qualitative Examination; Quantitative Examination; Heat Test; Exudation Test; Extracting Nitro-Glycerin; Mechanical Properties; Spontaneous Decomposition; The Action of Heat on Dynamite; The Effect of Shock; The Action of Light and Electricity; The Action of Water and Moisture; Gun-cotton Dynamite About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.