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Sprengel explosive — Sprengel explosives are a generic class of explosives invented by Hermann Sprengel in the 1870s. They consist of stoichiometric mixtures of strong oxidisers and reactive fuels, mixed just prior to use in order to enhance safety. Either the… … Wikipedia
explosive — explosively, adv. explosiveness, n. /ik sploh siv/, adj. 1. tending or serving to explode: an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance. 2. pertaining to or of the nature of an explosion: explosive violence. 3. likely to lead to… … Universalium
Explosive material — A number of 1.25lb M112 Demolition Charges, consisting of a C 4 compound, sit atop degraded weaponry scheduled for destruction An explosive material, also called an explosive, is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential… … Wikipedia
Hermann Sprengel — (1834 1906) was a German chemist.He discovered the explosive nature of picric acid in 1873, and he invented a generic class of materials called Sprengel explosives … Wikipedia
Hermann Sprengel — Hermann Johann Philipp Sprengel (* 29. August 1834 in Schillerslage bei Hannover; † 14. Januar 1906 in London) war ein deutscher Chemiker und Physiker. Er arbeitete im Labor von Robert Wilhelm Bunsen. 1859 ging er nach England, wo er seine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cheddite — For the fictional substance, see Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers Cheddite is a class of explosive materials that were originally manufactured in the town of Chedde in Haute Savoie, France in the early twentieth century. Closely related to… … Wikipedia
Eugène Turpin — François Eugène Turpin (1848 24 January 1927) was a French chemist involved in research of explosive materials. He lived in Colombes,In 1881 Turpin proposed panclastites, a class of Sprengel explosives based on a mixture of a suitable fuel with… … Wikipedia
Potassium chlorate — Potassium Chlorate … Wikipedia
Panclastite — Panclastites are a class of Sprengel explosives similar to oxyliquits. They were first suggested in 1881 by Eugene Turpin, a French chemist. They are a mixture of liquid dinitrogen tetroxide serving as oxidizer with a suitable fuel, eg. carbon… … Wikipedia
Pyrotechnic initiator — A pyrotechnic initiator (also initiator or igniter) is a device containing a pyrotechnic composition used primarily to ignite other, more difficult to ignite materials, e.g. thermites, gas generators, and solid fuel rockets. The name is often… … Wikipedia
