Zaawansowana pirotechnika

1. Introduction to modern pyrotechnics,

2. Fuel and oxidizers in modern pyrotechnics,

3. High-nitrogen compounds in pyrotechnics,

4. UV and IR screening smokes,

5. Advanced composite propellants,

6. Test methods for pyrotechnics,

Pyrotechnics is the art and science of creating and utilizing the heat effects and products from exothermically reacting, predominantly solid mixtures or compounds when the reaction is, with some exceptions, nonexplosive and relatively slow, self-sustaining, and self-contained.

Primary flame: self-igniting compositions, white phosphorus, primers, strike matches. Light generation: white light, flash charges, coloredlights, fireworks. Aerosols: screening and signaling smokes, dispersions of agents in air. Noise: firecrakers, whistling sound. Heat generation: first fire and igniters, delay trains, fire starting, heating devices, high-temperature flames. Chemical production: gas production, thermites.

H. Ellern, Military and Civilian Pyrotechnics, CPC, New York 1968.

R. Cheret Detonation of condensed explosives, Springer-Verlag, New York 1993.

N. Kubota, Propellants and Explosives, Wiley-VCH, New York 2002.

J. P. Agarwal, High-energy Materials, Wiley-VCH, New York 2010.

R. Shortridge et al. Elimination of perchlorate oxidizers from pyrotechnic flare compositions, Final Report, SERD, 2007.

Know and understand how to choose the ingredients for modern pyrotechnic compositions

Know and apply the methods of mixing and binding the pyrotechnic mixtures

Know and apply the test methods of pyrotechnics

Final exam covering the theory and practice presented during lectures

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