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R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

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Adobe Charge<br />

isobaric adiabatic flame temperature<br />

Adiabatic flame temperature attained under constant pressure conditions.<br />

isochoric adiabatic flame temperature<br />

Adiabatic flame temperature attained under constant volume conditions<br />

adiabatic temperature<br />

The temperature attained by a system undergoing a volume or pressure<br />

change in which no heat enters or leaves the system.<br />

Adobe Charge<br />

Auflegerladung; pétardage<br />

Synonymous with W Mud Cap<br />

ADR<br />

Abbreviation for “Accord Européen Relatif au Transport des Marchandises<br />

Dangereuses par Route” (European Agreement Concerning<br />

the international Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road). It is based<br />

on the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods<br />

Model Regulations (United Nations).<br />

Aerozin<br />

A liquid fuel for rocket engines, which is composed of 50% anhydrous<br />

hydrazine and 50% asym-dimethylhydrazine.<br />

AGARD<br />

Abbreviation for the NATO Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research<br />

and Development.<br />

Airbag<br />

Gasgenerator<br />

The basic idea of the airbag as a passive restraint system in a motor<br />

vehicle was already patented fort he first time in 1951 in Germany.<br />

However, it takes nearly 20 years for start of development on two basic<br />

2

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