Engineering design handbook. Military pyrotechnics series. Part IV. Design of ammunition for pyrotechnic effects

Army Materiel Command. Alexandria, Virginia. 1974 – 291 p.Army Materiel Command АМСР 706-188. This handbook embraces the areas to be considered in the design of pyrotechnic ammunition with emphasis on the engineering aspects of the terminal effects. Associated topics to be considered during the design such as light, sound, heat, ignition, and ballistic considerations-are covered briefly with the expectation that the reader will use pertinent references in this and the related handbook series for detailed information. Consideration is given not only to design with respect to performance but also to producibility, reliability, maintainability, cost, safety, and human factors.Chapter I. Introduction.
Chapter II. Basic principles.
Visible and nonvisible radiation.
Heat.
Sound.
Chapter III. Pyrotechnic terminal effects.
Visible light.
Nonvisible light.
Smoke.
Heat and gas.
Fuzing and timing.
Other effects.
Chapter IV. Design considerations.
Delivery modes and design constraints.
Ignition and ballistic considerations.
Chapter V. Instrumentation.
Chapter VI. Testing.
Chapter VII. Human factors engineering.
Chapter VIII. General considerations.