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A PRACTICALLY INSTANTANEOUS AND VIOLENT RELEASE OF ENERGY.
RESULTS FROM SUDDEN CHEMICAL CHANGE OF A SOLID OR LIQUID SUBSTANCE INTO GASES.
GASES EXPANDED BY HEAT OF CHEMICAL CHANGE, EXERT TREMENDOUS PRESSURE ON THEIR CONTAINERS AND THE SURROUNDING ATMOSPHERE |
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NITRATION PRODUCTS OF ORGANIC SUBSTANCES
EXAMPLE: TNT
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| EXTREME RAPIDITY WITH WHICH ITS DECOMPOSITION OCCURS |
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| SOLID COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS |
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| LOW EXPLOSIVES THAT DECOMPOSE RAPIDLY BUT DO NOT NORMALLY DETNOATE |
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| CHARACTERISTICS OF EXPLOSIVE REACTIONS |
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VELOCITY
HEAT
GASSES
PRESSURE
STABILITY
IGNITION TEMPERATURES
LOADING PROPERTIES
SENSITIVITY |
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| INITIATION OF EXPLOSIVE REACTIONS |
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BY HEAT
BY SHOCK (DETONATION)
BY INFLUENCE |
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INITIATING EXPLOSIVES
BOOSTER EXPLOSIVES |
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SERVE TO INITIATE THE IGNITION OF PROPELLANTS AND THE REACTION OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES
LEAD ELEMENT OF EXPLOSIVE TRAIN |
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| USES THE IMPULSE OF AN INITIATING EXPLOSIVE TO INITIATE THE CHAIN REACTION THAT LEADS TO THE DETONATION OF A MAIN BURSTER CHARGE OR IGNITION OF A PRPELLANT. |
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INCREASES THE SHOCK OF THE INITIATING EXPLOSIVE TO A DEGREE SUFFICIENT TO EXPLODE THE DISRUPTING EXPLOSIVE
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| DEVICE USED TO INITIATE THE BURNING OF A PROPELLANT CHARGE BY MEANS OF A FLAME |
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USED IN INITIATING HIGH-EXPLOSIVE BURSTING CHARGES.
ELECTRIC OR PERCUSSION |
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PROVIDE A PRESSURE THAT, ACTING AGAINST AN OBJECT TO BE PROPELLED, WILL ACCELERATE THE OBJECT TO THE REQUIRED VELOCITY
SINGLE-BASE, DOUBLE-BASE, TRIPLE-BASE, AND COMPOSITE |
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MAXIMUM EXPLOSIVE POWER
STABILITY TO WITHSTAND ADVERSE STOWAGE CONDITIONS
PRODUCE PROPER FRAGMENTATION (FRAG WEPS ONLY)
INEXPENSIVE AND EASY TO MANUFACTURE FROM READILY AVAILABLE MATERIALS
LOADED INTO CONTAINERS: CAST-LOADING, PRESS-LOADING, EXTRUSION |
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BLACK POWDER
PRIMARY EXPLOSIVES (INITIATING)
BOOSTER EXPLOSIVES
MAIN-CHARGE (BURSTER) EXPLOSIVES
PYROTECHNICS
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FIRST PREPARED IN 1838
TWO MAIN PROBLEMS BEFORE IT COULD BE USED AS A GUN PROPELLANT |
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THE PROPELLANT USED IN THE PROPELLING CHARGES FOR NAVY GUN AMMUNITION
SINGLE-BASE POWDER: SPCF, SPD
MULTIBASE POWDER: SPCG |
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| PRIMARY (INITIATING) EXPLOSIVES |
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LEAD AZIDE: HIGH-IGNITION TEMPERATURE. TODAY MOST COMMON USED PRIMARY EXPLOSIVE
LEAD STYPHNATE: PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO FIRE AND THE DISCHARGE OF STATIC ELECTRICITY
DIAZODINITROPHENOL (DDNP): YELLOWISH BROWN POWDER. USED AS AN INITIATING EXPLOSIVE IN PROPELLANT PRIMER DEVICES |
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TETRYL: FINE YELLOW CRYSTALLINE MATERIAL
CH-6: FINELY DIVIDED GRAY POWDER
COMPOSITION A-5
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| MAIN-CHARGE (BURSTER) EXPLOSIVES |
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COMPOSITION A-3: WAX-COATED, GRANULAR EXPLOSIVE, FILLER
COMPOSITION B
COMPOSITION C
RDX (CYCLOTRIMETHYLENE TRINITRAMINE): AKA CYCLONITE OR HEXOGEN, MOST POWERFUL AND BRISANT OF MILITARY HIGH EXPLOSIVES
EXPLOSIVE D
TRINITROTOLUENE (TNT)
HMX (CYCLOTETRAMETHYLENE TETRANITRAMINE)
PLASTIC-BONDED EXPLOSIVES (PBXs)
PBXN-5
PBXN-106
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MARINE LOCATION MARKERS: MK 58, MK 6
MK25 MARINE LOCATION MARKER
MARINE ILLUMINATION AND SMOKE SIGNALS
AN-M37A2 THROUGH AN-M39A2, DOUBLE STAR AIRCRAFT ILLUMINATION SIGNAL
MK 1 MARINE ILLUMINATION SIGNAL
MK 2 MARINE SMOKE SIGNAL
AN-M8 PYROTECHNIC PISTOL
DISTRESS AND HAND SIGNALS
MK 13 MARINE SMOKE AND ILLUMINATION SIGNAL
MK 1 NAVY LIGHTS
MK 79 MOD 0 AND MOD 2 PERSONNEL DISTRESS SIGNAL KITS |
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| MK 58 MARINE LOCATION MARKER |
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| PRIMARY MARINE LOCATION MARKER FOUND ABOARD SURFACE VESSELS |
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| MK 6 MARINE LOCATION MARKER |
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AIRCRAFT SMOKE AND ILLUMINATION SIGNAL
PYROTECHNIC DEVICE THAT IS LAUNCHED FROM SURFACE CRAFT ONLY TO PRODUCE A DAY OR NIGHT FLOATING REFERENCE POINT. (MAN OVERBOARD MARKER) |
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| MK 25 MARINE LOCATION MARKER |
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| PRIMARILY LAUNCHED FROM AIRCRAFT TO PROVIDE EITHER DAY OR NIGHT REFERENCE POINTS IN MARKING THE COURSE OF ENEMY SUBMARINES IN ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE OPERATIONS |
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| AN-M37A2 THROUGH AN-M39A2 SERIES, DOUBLE-STAR AIRCRAFT ILLUMINATION SIGNAL |
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| FIRED FROM AN-M8 PYROTECHNIC PISTOL FOR EITHER DAY OR NIGHT IDENTIFICATION OR SIGNALING |
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| MK 1 MARINE ILLUMINATION SIGNAL |
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GENERAL-PURPOSE SIGNAL FIRED FROM THE AN-M8 PYROTECHNIC PISTOL
MOD 0 OR MOD 1 |
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INTENDED PRIMARILY FOR SIGNALING BETWEEN SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT.
FIRED FROM AN-M8 |
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| USED TO FIRE PYROTECHNICS |
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| DISTRESS AND HAND SIGNALS |
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MK 13 SMOKE AND ILLUMINATION SIGNAL
MK 1 NAVY LIGHT
MK 79 PERSONNEL DISTRESS SIGNAL KIT |
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| MK 13 MARINE SMOKE AND ILLUMINATION SIGNAL |
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| PROVIDES A PILLAR OF SMOKE BY DAY AND A FIERY LIGHT AT NIGHT. |
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HAND TORCHES THAT BURN WITH A BRILLIANT LIGHT VISIBLE UP TO 3 MILES AT NIGHT.
BLUE AND RED.
MK 1 MOD 1: blue 75 SEC
MK 1 MOD 0: RED 135 SEC |
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| MK 79 MOD 0 AND MOD 2 PERSONNEL DISTRESS SIGNAL KITS |
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DESIGNED TO BE USED BY DOWNED AIRCREW PERSONNEL OR PERSONNEL IN LIFE RAFTS AS A DISTRESS SIGNALING DEVICE
MIN HEIGHT OF 250FT
BURNS: 4.5 SEC |
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| PYROTECHNIC SAFETY HANDLING AND STOWAGE |
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| NAVSEA SW050-AB-MMA-010, CHAP 1 |
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| ALL PYROTECHNIC AND SCREENIGN DEVICES, WHILE DESIGNED AND TESTED TO BE SAFE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, CAN BE SUBJECT TO ACCIDENTAL IGNITION BECAUSE OF A WIDE VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES. THE GENERAL RULE TO FOLLOW IS: BE CONSTANTLY AWARE THAT PYROTECHNICS CONTAIN CHEMICAL COMPONENTS THAT ARE INTENDED TO BURN WITH INTENSE HEAT, AND ACT ACCORDINGLY. |
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| TEMPERATURE ON PYROTECHNICS |
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STOWAE SHOULD BE IN DRY, WELL-VENTILATED PLACES.
ALL DESIGNATED TO WITHSTAND TEMPS FROM -65 FAHRENHEIT TO 160 FAHRENHEIT.
STOWE UNDER 100. |
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OP-4: AMMUNATION AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY AFLOAT
OP-5: AMMUNITION ASHORE
EXPLOSIVES SAFETY ACCIDENTS AND LESSIONS LEARNED
NAVSEA SW020-AD-SAF-010
NAVSEA SW050-AB-MMA-010 |
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