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Explosives - Introduction

Cranfield University

Short course

In Bedfordshire ()

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Description

  • Type

    Short course

What you will learn This course aims to provide a wide understanding of explosives and their effects. On successful completion attendees will: Understand the principles, manufacture, initiation and effects of primary and secondary explosives, propellants and pyrotechnics and their application in commercial and military environments Be familiar with current ammunition Appreciate the importance of safety, legislation, reliability, testing, storage and environmental impact of explosives Have the knowledge to analyse the theories of thermodynamics of explosive reactions and perform calculations for enthalpy, free energy and gas equilibria Be able to identify the mechanisms for initiation and appreciate the differences between deflagration and detonation and the classification of explosives.

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Subjects

  • Military
  • Testing
  • Primary

Course programme

Core content
  • Explosion theory and types of explosions
  • The chemistry of explosive compounds and mixtures
  • The concept of fuel and oxidant; oxygen balance
  • Thermochemistry, simple prediction of heat, temperature and pressure of explosion
  • Introduction to deflagration, detonation and classification of explosives
  • Commercial and military HE, power, brisance Aluminised HE
  • Introduction to shaped charges
  • Principles of propellant chemistry, solid and liquid propellants for guns, rockets and mortars
  • Primary explosives, initiation, effect of heat on explosives, explosives trains
  • Principles and applications of pyrotechnics
  • Safety, reliability and testing of explosives
  • Management of explosives including classification and storage
  • Tour of the ammunition laboratory.

This short course, which will be taught at MSc standard, is one of the core modules that comprise the MSc Explosives Ordnance Engineering.


Who should attend This course is suitable for military officers, defence industry staff, government servants and civilian students who have an appropriate degree in science or engineering or relevant experience.

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Explosives - Introduction

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