The Analysis of Black Powder and Dynamite (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Snelling, Walter O.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332790127 ISBN 13 : 9781332790128

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Learn how explosives are analyzed step by step, using practical methods that reveal the ingredients with accuracy.

The book presents methods used to analyze ordinary dynamite and black powder, focusing on how to separate and measure nitroglycerin, nitrates, sulfur, resins, and other components. It explains gravimetric density, solvent extraction, and water and ether techniques in a clear, repeatable way suitable for laboratory work and safety testing.

What you’ll experience
- Clear descriptions of the procedures for preparing samples and performing duplicative analyses
- Guidelines for handling nitroglycerin and avoiding loss during solvent extractions
- Techniques for isolating soluble and insoluble constituents and calculating percentages
- Practical notes that help with sampling, measurement, and quality checks

Ideal for readers of mining safety, historical explosives analysis, and early 20th‑century chemical testing.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332790127
• ISBN 13: 9781332790128
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
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