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Record 1 1998-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Fires and Explosions
DEF

Temperature at which extremely rapid, self-propagating decomposition of an explosive accompanied by a high pressure-temperature wave occurs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Feux et explosions
DEF

Température à laquelle la décomposition d'un explosif se propage extrêmement rapidement en produisant une puissante onde de choc.

OBS

Source : Les explosifs occasionnels, Médard, 1979, vol. 2, p. 871.

Spanish

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