1;Preface to this English edition;6 2;Preface to the first German edition;8 3;Contents;10 4;1 Introduction;14 4.1;1.1 Historical Overview;14 4.2;1.2 New Developments;20 4.2.1;1.2.1 Polymer-Bonded Explosives;20 4.2.2;1.2.2 New High (Secondary) Explosives;22 4.2.3;1.2.3 New Primary Explosives;30 4.2.4;1.2.4 New Oxidizers for Solid Rocket Motors;32 4.3;1.3 Definitions;33 4.4;1.4 Combustion, Deflagration, Detonation - A Short Introduction;37 4.4.1;1.4.1 Fire and Combustion;37 4.4.2;1.4.2 Deflagration and Detonation;40 5;2 Classification of Energetic Materials;42 5.1;2.1 Primary Explosives;42 5.2;2.2 High (Secondary) Explosives;44 5.3;2.3 Propellant Charges;51 5.4;2.4 Rocket Propellants;53 5.4.1;2.4.1 Chemical Thermal Propulsion (CTP);64 5.5;2.5 Pyrotechnics;65 5.5.1;2.5.1 Detonators, Initiators, Delay Compositions and Heat-Generating Pyrotechnics;65 5.5.2;2.5.2 Light-Generating Pyrotechnics;68 5.5.3;2.5.3 Decoy Flares;72 5.5.4;2.5.4 Smoke Munitions;78 5.5.5;2.5.5 Near-Infrared (NIR) Compositions;81 6;3 Detonation, Detonation Velocity and Detonation Pressure;84 7;4 Thermodynamics;88 7.1;4.1 Theoretical Basis;88 7.2;4.2 Computational Methods;94 7.2.1;4.2.1 Thermodynamics;94 7.2.2;4.2.2 Detonation Parameters;97 7.2.3;4.2.3 Combustion Parameters;101 7.2.4;4.2.4 Example: Theoretical Evaluation of New Solid Rocket Propellants;105 7.2.5;4.2.5 Example: EXPLO5 Calculation of the Gun Propellant Properties of Single, Double and Triple Base Propellants;112 8;5 Initiation;114 9;6 Experimental Characterization of Explosives;116 9.1;6.1 Sensitivities;116 9.2;6.2 Long-Term Stabilities;121 9.3;6.3 Insensitive Munitions;123 9.4;6.4 Gap Test;125 9.5;6.5 Classification;126 10;7 Special Aspects of Explosives;130 10.1;7.1 Shaped Charges;130 10.2;7.2 Detonation Velocities;136 10.3;7.3 Gurney Model;141 10.3.1;7.3.1 Example: Calculation of the Gurney Velocity for a General Purpose Bomb;146 11;8 Correlation between the Electrostatic Potential and the Impact Sensitivity;148 11.1;8.1 Electrostatic Potentials;148 11.2;8.2 Volume-Based Sensitivities;151 12;9 Design of Novel Energetic Materials;154 12.1;9.1 Classification;154 12.2;9.2 Polynitrogen Compounds;156 12.3;9.3 High-Nitrogen Compounds;161 12.3.1;9.3.1 Tetrazole and Dinitramide Chemistry;162 12.3.2;9.3.2 Tetrazole, Tetrazine and Trinitroethyl Chemistry;169 12.3.3;9.3.3 Ionic Liquids;174 12.4;9.4 Dinitroguanidine Derivatives;175 13;10 Synthesis of Energetic Materials;178 13.1;10.1 Molecular Building Blocks;178 13.2;10.2 Nitration Reactions;179 13.3;10.3 Processing;184 14;11 Safe Handling of Energetic Materials in the Laboratory;186 14.1;11.1 General;186 14.2;11.2 Protective Equipment;187 14.3;11.3 Laboratory Equipment;189 15;12 Energetic Materials of the Future;192 16;13 Related Topics;198 16.1;13.1 Thermobaric Weapons;198 16.2;13.2 Agent Defeat Weapons;200 16.3;13.3 Nanothermites;201 16.3.1;13.3.1 Example: Iron Oxide /Aluminum Thermite;207 16.3.2;13.3.2 Example: Copper Oxide /Aluminum Thermite;208 16.3.3;13.3.3 Example: Molybdenum Trioxide /Aluminum Thermite;209 17;14 Study Questions;212 18;15 Literature;216 19;16 Appendix;224 20;Author;234 21;Index;236