Energetic material
Encyclopedia
Energetic materials are a class of material
with high amount of stored chemical energy
that can be released.http://undergradresearch.missouri.edu/forums-conferences/abstracts/abstract-detail.php?abstractid=843
Typical classes of energetic materials are e.g. explosives, pyrotechnic composition
s, propellant
s (e.g. smokeless gunpowders and rocket fuels), and fuel
s (e.g. diesel fuel and gasoline
).
Material
Material is anything made of matter, constituted of one or more substances. Wood, cement, hydrogen, air and water are all examples of materials. Sometimes the term "material" is used more narrowly to refer to substances or components with certain physical properties that are used as inputs to...
with high amount of stored chemical energy
Chemical energy
Chemical energy is the potential of a chemical substance to undergo a transformation through a chemical reaction or, to transform other chemical substances...
that can be released.http://undergradresearch.missouri.edu/forums-conferences/abstracts/abstract-detail.php?abstractid=843
Typical classes of energetic materials are e.g. explosives, pyrotechnic composition
Pyrotechnic composition
A pyrotechnic composition is a substance or mixture of substances designed to produce an effect by heat, light, sound, gas or smoke or a combination of these, as a result of non-detonative self-sustaining exothermic chemical reactions...
s, propellant
Propellant
A propellant is a material that produces pressurized gas that:* can be directed through a nozzle, thereby producing thrust ;...
s (e.g. smokeless gunpowders and rocket fuels), and fuel
Fuel
Fuel is any material that stores energy that can later be extracted to perform mechanical work in a controlled manner. Most fuels used by humans undergo combustion, a redox reaction in which a combustible substance releases energy after it ignites and reacts with the oxygen in the air...
s (e.g. diesel fuel and gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline , or petrol , is a toxic, translucent, petroleum-derived liquid that is primarily used as a fuel in internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic compounds obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives. Some gasolines also contain...
).