R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

223 Nitroglycerine
heat of explosion
(H2O liq.): 403 kcal/kg = 1686 kJ/kg
(H2O gas): 384 kcal/kg = 1608 kJ/kg
specific energy: 75.3 mt/kg = 738 kJ/kg
density: 1.053 g/cm3 boiling point: 114 °C = 237 °F
Nitroparaffins are produced by vapor phase nitration with nitric acid
vapor. Nitroethane is also prepared in this way. The individual reaction
products (nitromethane, nitroethane, nitropropane) must then be separated
by distillation.
All these products can be reacted with formaldehyde; polyhydric nitroalcohols
are obtained, which can be esterified with nitric acid.
Nitroethylpropanediol Dinitrate
Nitroethylpropandioldinitrat;
dinitrate d’éthyl-nitropropandiol
empirical formula: C5H9N3O8
molecular weight: 239.2
oxygen balance: – 43.5%
nitrogen content: 17.57%
volume of explosion gases: 1032 l/kg
heat of explosion (H2O liq.): 1037 kcal/kg = 4340 kJ/kg
specific energy: 122 mt/kg = 1193 kJ/kg
The product is prepared by condensing W Nitropropane with formaldehyde
and by nitration of the resulting nitroethylpropanediol.
Nitroglycerine
glycerol trinitrate; Nitroglycerin; nitroglycérine;
trinitrate de glycérine; NG; Ngl.
yellow oil
empirical formula: C3H5N3O9
molecular weight: 227.1
energy of formation: –368.0 kcal/kg = –1539.8 kJ/kg
enthalpy of formation:
–390.2 kcal/kg = –1632.4 kJ/kg