Ellern H. Military and Civilian Pyrotechnics

New York: Chemical Publishing Company Inc., 1968. — 464 p. Текст распознан.Modern Pyrotechnics (1961) was the first pyrotechnic primer and collection of up-to-date information in the English language - written mainly in order to help the newcomer to the field of military pyrotechnics. Judging from the many comments I have received, it served this purpose well.
This book retains the basic approach and framework of my first book. The subject matter has been greatly enlarged as indicated by the increase in the number of formulas from 91 to 201, the addition of numerous tables, and a near-doubling of the references - from 354 to about 700. The subjects treated in the first book are presented in greater detail and, of course, with addition of new information from the years 1961 to 1966. Some of the subjects that formerly were under security restrictions - now lifted or relaxed - could be added, though not all in full detail. A special effort was made to enlarge on the commercial, or as I would rather call it, civilian aspects of modern pyrotechnics.Foreword and Acknowledgments
List of Tables and Figures
General outline
Definition and Scope
The Literature of Pyrotechnics
Primary flame and glow
General Remarks
Self-Igniting Hydrides and Their Uses
Self-Flammable Metal-Organic Compounds
White Phosphorus
Miscellaneous Pyrophoric Substances
Mechanically-Induced Pyrophoricity
Spontaneous Ignition of Common Materials
Self-Igniting Fuel-Oxidizer Systems
Primers
Note (Complex Salts)
Matches 64
Note (Water Vapor Transmission)
Light
Underlying Phenomena
Production of White Light
Flash Charges
Colored Lights
Fireworks
AerosolS (Smoke and Dispersed Agents)
Screening and Signaling Smokes
Dispersion of Chemical Agents
Kinetic energy
Creation and Uses of Nonspecific Gases
Explosive and Whistling Sound
Heat production per se
Uses of Heat
First Fires and Igniters
Delay Trains
Note (Statistics)
Fire Starting and Fire Setting
Heating Devices
High-Temperature Flames
Chemical productionGas Production
Note (Alkali Chlorates)
Solid Products
Basic behavior and properties of materialsNonspecific Properties of Materials
Phase Changes
Caloric Output
Reactivity—Wanted and Unwanted
Note (Safety)
Binders and Other Accessory Materials
Specific materials
General Remarks
Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium
Carbon and Carbonaceous Fuels
Boron and Silicon
Magnesium and Aluminum
Titanium and Zirconium
Halates and Perhalates
Nitrates
List of Government Specifications
A formulary of pyrotechnicsFormulas
On Style and WordsAftermath; afterthoughts
Aftermath
Afterthoughts