Advancement in the world of pyrotechnics and high-energy materials has "exploded over the past 25 years, driven by scientific discovery, technological progress, and evolving safety and environmental considerations. Ongoing research at academic, government, and industry levels has afforded new chemicals, new compositions, and new techniques. Emerging understanding of adverse environmental effects of energetic materials, and the resulting promulgation of new government regulations, places stringent restrictions on the materials that may be used in energetic mixtures, but also opens the doors for valuable innovation and exciting new achievements. While local hobbyist groups and professional researchers continue the development of pyrotechnic knowledge, the United States overall does not maintain a broad range academic program to cover the science and use of energetic materials, to educate the next generation of pyrotechnicians, in the same way as for "classic" discipline students in becoming chemists, engineers, mathematicians, or artists. Designed as a bridge to allow a confident transition for individuals coming from a chemistry, or even non-technical background into the practical world of pyrotechnics and energetic materials, Chemistry of Pyrotechnics Basic Principles and Theory, Third Edition emphasizes basic chemical principles alongside practical, hands-on knowledge in the preparation of energetic compositions. It examines the adaptations of pyrotechnics to both classic and modern technology in areas such as color production, obscuration by smoke, and the generation of heat and motion, as well as esoteric interests such as whistles? strobes, and primers. Much more than a simple how-to guide, the book details basic chemical concepts through advanced pyrotechnic principles, outlines components of high-energy mixtures, and illustrates elements of ignition, propagation, sensitivity, and analysis. The updated third edition includes recent advancements, new formulations, and expanded discussions.

of ignition sensitivity, the pyrotechnic laboratory, and more environmentally-friendly "green-pyrotechnics." It offers heat compositions, including ignition mixes, delays, thermites, and propellants, and investigates the production of smoke and sound, as well as light and color. Promoting the growth and expansion of pyrotechnics as a science, Chemistry of Pyrotechnics: Basic Principles and Theory, Third Edition provides new learners and experienced pyrotechnic scholars with the ability to apply chemical principles and logic to energetic materials, thereby making our field as productive, useful, and safe as possible. Book jacket.