R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

243 Pentaerythritol Trinitrate
Injection molded explosive:
PE
PBXC-303 80 % PETN, 20 % Sylgard 183*)
Abbreviation for “plastic explosives”. They consist of high brisance
explosives such as RDX or PETN, plasticized with vaseline or other
plasticizers. Depending on the additives they contain, the plastic explosives
are denoted as PE-1, PE-2 or PE-3 (W also Plastic Explosives
and PBX).
Pellet Powder
Black powder pressed into cylindrical pellets 2 inches in length and 1
1/4 to 2 inches in diameter.
In the United Kingdom pellet powder is the term used for rounded
black powder for hunting ammunition.
Pellets
Explosives in the form of round-shaped granules, e.g., of TNT, used for
filling the residual vacant spaces in boreholes.
Pentaerythritol Trinitrate
Pentaerythrittrinitrat; trinitrate de pentaérythrite; PETRIN
empirical formula: C5H9N3O10
molecular weight: 271.1
energy of formation: – 470.2 kcal/kg = –1967 kJ/kg
enthalpy of formation: – 494.2 kcal/kg = –2069 kJ/kg
oxygen balance: –26.5%
nitrogen content: 15.5%
density: 1.54 g/cm 3
volume of explosion gases: 902 l/kg
heat of explosion
(H2O liq.): 1250 kcal/kg = 5230 kJ/kg
(H2O gas): 1142 kcal/kg = 4777 kJ/kg
specific energy: 125 mt/kg = 1227 kJ/kg