Flame And Heat Producing Compositions Flashcards
Three specific groups of compositions are?
Igniter composition
Priming composition
Incendiary composition
Define/describe Igniter compositions?
A pyrotechnic used in propellant or pyrotechnic systems
Produce hot flames usually accompanied by sparks and hot gases
Describe/define a Priming compositions?
A pyrotechnic that produces hot slags, sometimes without producing of gas
Trip flare
Priming compositions consists of 3 groups. What are they
Gunpowder
Organic substances combined with oxidants
Mixtures that produce slag with little to no gass
What is a Delay composition?
A pyrotechnic delay between two explosive events
Types of delay compositions, two types
Gass-producing and gas less
Incendiary compositions produce?
Hot flames and a large evolution of heat
Can produce molten iron slag
Incendiary characteristics
Should produce hot molten mass or persistent flame effect
Heat must not be liberated too easily
Difficult to extinguish
Maximum heat from minimum weight
Two most commonly used metals in incendiary EO
Aluminium and magnesium
Two distinct groups incendiarys fall into
Metals and alloys
Combustible fluids
Two distinct groups incendiarys fall into
Metals and alloys
Combustible fluids
What nature’s of EO contain incendiary compositions
Grenades
Cannon
SAA
Aircraft bombs
Pre set charges
