JPyro – Issue 19, Summer 2004 – Contents

Full Papers: Metal Monochloride Emitters in Pyrotechnic Flames – Ions or Neutrals? Experimenting with High Explosive Fuel Explosions for Movies and Television Industrial Scale Nano-Aluminum Powder Manufacturing Essential Molecular Orbital Theory for the Study of Pyrotechnics Guanidinium Azo-Tetrazolate (GAT) as a High Performance Hybrid Rocket Fuel Additive A Report on the Fireworks Accident at Carmel, …
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JPyro – Issue 18, Winter 2003 – Contents

Full Papers: Color Values and Spectra of the Principal Emitters in Colored Flames Thermal Characterization of Smoke Composition Control Systems for the Storage of Explosives, Including Fireworks Studies of the Thermal Stability and Sensitiveness of Sulfur/Chlorate Mixtures — Part 5: Application of Self-Heating Theory to the Prediction of Ignition Temperatures Assessing the Risks — Suggestions …
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JPyro – Issue 17, Summer 2003 – Contents

Fill Papers: Color Purity Measurements of Traditional Pyrotechnic Star Formulas A Study of the Combustion Behaviour of Pyrotechnic Whistle Devices (Acoustic and Chemical) Reasons for Fuse Failure and Drift Distance of Spherical Fireworks Shells Some Properties of Explosion Generated Toroids Feasibility Study on the Use of Nanoscale Thermites for Lead-Free Electric Matches Communications: A Curious …
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JPyro – Issue 16, Winter 2002 – Contents

Full Papers: Evaluation of the Hazards Posed by High Energy Bangers Part 2. Damage to Hand Simulants Thermodynamic Modeling of High-Temperature Systems Test Burn of a Temporary Fireworks Stand Accidents and their Role in Aiding the Management of Health and Safety in Pyrotechnics Manufacture Thermodynamics of Black Powder and Aerodynamics of Propelled Aerial Shells Effect …
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JPyro – Issue 15, Summer 2002 – Contents

Full Papers: Evaluation of the Hazards Posed by High Energy Bangers Part 1. Noise, Overpressure and TNT Equivalence Special Materials in Pyrotechnics Part II — Application of Cæsium and Rubidium Compounds in Pyrotechnics An Introduction to Chemical Thermodynamics Part 3.  Free Energy and Equilibrium Studies of Electric Match Sensitiveness Multi-Wavelength Laser Opacity Study of a …
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JPyro – Issue 14, Winter 2001 – Contents

Full Papers: Hazards Associated with the Storage of Fireworks Thermal Techniques Used in the Hazard Evaluation of Pyrotechnics Our Present Knowledge of the Chemistry of Black Powder A Brief Introduction to Noise and Data Filtering Applying Explosives Testing Techniques To Obtain Insight into the Explosion (Or Is It Detonation?) Phenomenon of Piles of Fireworks A …
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JPyro – Issue 13, Summer 2001 – Contents

Full Papers: Evaluation of Lithium Compounds as Color Agents for Pyrotechnic Flames Pyrotechnic Delays and Thermal Sources Fireworks Shell Drift due to Shell-to-Bore Clearance Pressure, Plume Flicker, and Acoustic Data Correlation in Labscale Hybrid Rockets Pyrotechnic Reaction Residue Particle Identification by SEM / EDS Commercial Developments in Red Phosphorus Performance and Stability for Pyrotechnics Communications: …
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JPyro – Issue 12, Winter 2000 – Contents

Full Papers: Speculation on the Effects of Gunshot or Explosive Residues on Historic Silk Flags Pyrotechnic Particle Morphology—Low Melting Point Oxidizers A Survey of Analytical Tools for Explosion Investigations An Introduction to Chemical Thermodynamics Part 2—Entropy, Molecular Disorder, and the Second and Third Laws Studies of the Thermal Stability and Sensitiveness of Sulfur/Chlorate Mixtures Part …
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JPyro – Issue 11, Summer 2000 – Contents

Full Papers: A Labscale Hybrid Rocket Motor for Instrumentation Studies Chemical Analysis of Consumer Fireworks Propellant Chemistry Studies of the Thermal Stability and Sensitiveness of Sulfur/Chlorate Mixtures Part 3. The Effects of Stoichiometry, Particle Size and Added Materials Pyrotechnic Particle Morphologies — Metal Fuels Forensic Testimony: “Matches”, An Over-Inference of Data? A Giglio Obligation? Study …
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JPyro – Issue 10, Winter 1999 – Contents

Full Papers: Burst Process of Spherical Aerial Shells Six Methods for Estimating the Formation Enthalpy of Organic Compounds High-Nitrogen Fuels for Low-Smoke Pyrotechnics Measurement of the Effectiveness of Various Mitigation Methods at Reducing the Projectile Hazards from Fragmenting Steel Firework Mortar Tubes Combustion of Ti/C Pyrolants Effect of Differing Charcoal Types Upon Handmade Lift Powder …
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