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fires and explosions

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By: Lizzie Agombar
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Decks in this class (30)

Explosions
What is an explosion,
What is an explosive
2  cards
Energetic materials
What is an energetic material
1  cards
Categorising explosives
Primary explosive,
Secondary explosive,
Tertiary explosive
5  cards
Deflagration vs detonation
What is deflagration,
What is detonation,
Gun powder black powder
3  cards
Military uses of high explosives
Picric acid,
Tnt,
Nitration of toluene tnt vs pheno...
4  cards
non military uses of high explosives
Nitroglycerine,
Ammonium nitrate
2  cards
Figure of insensitivity
What is the figure of insensitivity,
Rough initiation correlations
2  cards
Oxygen balance
Oxygen balance formula,
Kistakiakowsky wilson rules,
Heat of detonation
6  cards
mixed explosives
Why is aluminium added to an expl...
1  cards
Clandestine explosives
What is a clandestine explosive,
Acetone peroxide,
Detection of tatp
4  cards
taggants
What is a taggant,
What qualities should they have,
Gun cotton
3  cards
methods of detonation
Direct vs indirect stimuli,
Percussion,
Electrical
6  cards
explosive investigation
Purpose of explosive investigation,
Types of evidence,
The 3 ss
7  cards
trace vs bulk
Trace evidence,
Bulk evidence,
Sampling methods
4  cards
Explosive analysis
Tea thermal energy analyser,
What are the 3 columns used in tea,
Relative retention time
7  cards
Legislation for Explosives
1974 prevention of terrorism act,
2000 terrorist act 2005 preventio...,
2006 2008 legislation
4  cards
Fuel air explosions
Fuel air explosion,
Strategies to help mitigate fuel ...
2  cards
Next generation explosives
Why are next gen explosives needed,
Design principles,
Crystal packing
4  cards
assessing explosives
Sensitivity to friction,
Sensitivity to sparks discharge,
Sensitivity to impact
5  cards
Categorising fires
Primary fire,
Secondary fire,
Deliberate fire
5  cards
combustion
What is combustion,
What is fire,
What is flame
6  cards
Hess Law
What is hess law,
Delta hc,
Bond enthalpies
3  cards
radical chemistry
What is a radical,
Heterolysis,
Homolysis
8  cards
Types of combustion
What is smouldering combustion,
What is pyrolysis,
Fuel lean vs fuel rich
7  cards
methods of heat movement
Conduction,
Convection,
Radiation
6  cards
Vapour pressure
What is vapour pressure,
What are flammability limits,
Calculating the lower flammabilty...
6  cards
Burning solids
Pyrolysis of wood,
Thermoplastics,
Thermoset
8  cards
Ignition sources
Radiation light,
Electricity sparks and arks,
Overheating
7  cards
fire scene reconstruction
Spalling,
Burn patterns,
Smoke record
5  cards
sample analysis
Sample types collected,
Weathering
2  cards

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