SZ/OEMU/44/3/29 - [Letter, W. Payman to SZ, 17/1/42]

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/44/3/29

Level of description

Item

Title

[Letter, W. Payman to SZ, 17/1/42]

Date/s

1942

Quantity & Format

1 leaf Letters (typescript)

Subject

Coal dust explosions
High explosive bombs
Slow burning explosives

Creator

Payman, W.

Creator

Zuckerman, Solly, 1904-1993

Administrative/Biographical history

recipient

Scope and content

Payman confirms his statement regarding coal dust explosions. An S.B.X. bomb would have a negligible effect in the open or in a street. The difference between H.E. and S.B.X. is that H.E. gaseous products expand at a speed greater than sound.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/44 - [OEMU. Correspondence with various departments, 1941-1948]
    - SZ/OEMU/44/3 - [OEMU. Correspondence with the Safety in Mines Research Board, 1941-1945]
      - SZ/OEMU/44/3/29 - [Letter, W. Payman to SZ, 17/1/42]

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