SZ/OEMU/31/1/8 - Cased charges V. Photographic records. III. Model bomb with [0].30 in. mild steel casing. Explosives (a) A1 Rounkol, (b) tetryl, 23/7/41

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/31/1/8

Level of description

Item

Title

Cased charges V. Photographic records. III. Model bomb with [0].30 in. mild steel casing. Explosives (a) A1 Rounkol, (b) tetryl, 23/7/41

Date/s

1941

Quantity & Format

3 leaves

Subject

A1 Rounkol (explosive)
Tetranitromethylaniline (explosive)

Creator

Great Britain. Ministry of Fuel and Power. Safety in Mines Research Station.

Scope and content

D.15

These experiments were carried out with the heaviest of the three standard cases, 0.30 in. thick. The stretching and rupture of the bomb casing are recorded, and the expansion of the products of detonation and the velocity of the fragments of the case were determined. Tables and halftone illustrations are included.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/31 - [OEMU. CDRC - Mechanism of bombs]
    - SZ/OEMU/31/1 - [OEMU. CDRC - Mechanism of bombs, 1940-1945]
      - SZ/OEMU/31/1/8 - Cased charges V. Photographic records. III. Model bomb with [0].30 in. mild steel casing. Explosives (a) A1 Rounkol, (b) tetryl, 23/7/41

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