The Physics, Chemistry and Perception of Colored Flames, Part 1 Taming Triangle Diagrams Festival Ball Comets The Physics, Chemistry and Perception of Colored Flames, Part 2 An Idea for Small Shows Electrical Firing of Musically Choreographed Aerial Fireworks Displays Sizzling Colored Comets HDPE Mortars for Electrically Fired Displays Economics of Plastic Shell Construction An Evaluation …
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Journal of Pyrotechnics
The following issues have been published and are available for download from this site. Please click on the links for the contents page of each issue Issue 1, Summer 1995 Issue 2, Winter 1995 Issue 3, Summer 1996 Issue 4, Winter 1996 Issue 5, Summer 1997 Issue 6, Winter 1997 Issue 7, Summer 1998 Issue …
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Pyrotechnic Reference Series
The following publications by the Journal of Pyrotechnics are currently not available online. For more information on purchasing these titles, select the link. Pyrotechnic Chemistry (2006) The Illustrated Dictionary of Pyrotechnics (1995) Lecture Notes for Pyrotechnic Chemistry (Revised 2004) Lecture Notes for Firework Display Practices (Revised in 2005) (Pyro_ref)
Pyrotechnic Literature Series
This series of books are published by the Journal of Pyrotechnics. Please click on the links below to access the contents page of each Selected Pyrotechnic Publications of Dr Takeo Shimizu, Part 1, from International Pyrotechnic Seminars (1985 -1994) Selected Pyrotechnic Publications of Dr Takeo Shimizu, Part 2, Translated Articles (1998) Selected Pyrotechnic Publications of Dr Takeo …
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Selected Pyrotechnic Publications of Dr Takeo Shimizu, Part 1
Contents: Hypothesis on the Cause of Serious Accidents Related to Salutes Charges A Concept and the Use of Negative Explosives Ballistics of Firework Shells An Example of Negative Explosives: Magnesium Sulfate/Magnesium Mixture The Effect of Hot Spots on Burning Surface and Its Application to Strobe Light Formation with Mixtures Which Contain No Ammonium Perchlorate The …
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Burning Rate and Grain Size of Component Materials of Pyrotechnic Mixtures
Dr Takeo Shimizu ABSTRACT: It has been generally believed that the finer the grain size, the faster the burning when we select the component materials of a pyrotechnic mixture. It is not always true because a small explosion occurred in the past when we tested a smoke mixture, although it contained a dye of very …
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Stabilizing Firework Compositions – I. Minimum Solubility Law to Foresee the Degeneration, II. A New Chemical Method of Magnesium Coating
Dr Takeo Shimizu ABSTRACT: These studies concern two important problems at present: one is how to select the component materials of a mixture not to cause degeneration, and another is to find a more effective method of magnesium coating than those at present. A firework mixture generally consists of several solid materials which are closely …
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The Surface Explosion of Pyrotechnic Mixtures
Dr Takeo Shimizu ABSTRACT: In the past we sometimes observed a fairly large burning star caused an explosion with a loud noise at the very moment when it fell onto the ground. The star did not explode totally, but only with the thin surface layer. The burning surface layer of the star may be very …
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The Effect of Hot Spots on Burning Surface and Its Application to Strobe Light Formation with Mixtures Which Contain No Ammonium Perchlorate
Dr Takeo Shimizu ABSTRACT: The objective of this work was to make clear the effect of hot spots or hot spot materials on burning pyrotechnic compositions and to find practicable strobe light compositions without ammonium perchlorate which is not always popular in the firework field, using the effect of hot spot materials. As the hot …
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An Example of Negative Explosives: Magnesium Sulfate/Magnesium Mixture
Dr Takeo Shimizu ABSTRACT: At the Eleventh International Pyrotechnics Seminar, 1986, in Vail, Colorado, I reported on a study of pyrotechnic mixtures with a theme, “A Concept and the Use of Negative Explosives”. A further study has been continued on the same subject as before. In the former report it was known that magnesium sulfate/magnesium …
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