The Chemistry of Powder and Explosives - Sciencemadness Dot Org

NITROGLYCERIN 205
"boils" strongly. This "boiling" is due in part to the evolution
of decomposition products (mainly oxides of nitrogen
and water vapor) and in part to the actual volatilization of
nitroglycerin itself.
FIGURE 56. C. G. Storm. Author of numerous articles and government
publications on the properties, testing, and analysis of smokeless powder
and high explosives. Explosives Chemist at Navy Powder Works, 1901-
1909, at U. S. Bureau of Mines, 1909-1915; Directing Chemist, Aetna
Explosives Company, 1915-1917; Major and Lieutenant-Colonel, Ordnance
Department, 1917-1919; Research Chemist, Trojan Powder Company,
1919; Chief Explosives Chemical Engineer, Office of the Chief of Ordnance,
War Department, 1919-1942; since early in 1942, Technical Director,
National Fireworks, Inc.
... At temperatures between 145° and 215°C. the ebullition
of nitroglyeerin becomes more and mure viulcnt; at
higher temperatures the amount of heat produced by the