Course: Laboratory II

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Course title Laboratory II
Course code UENM/C203
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 11
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jalový Zdeněk, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Matyáš Robert, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Šelešovský Jakub, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Jungová Marcela, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Pelikán Vojtěch, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Pachman Jiří, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
DTA (stability compatibility), combustion calorimetry, ignition temperature, Abel test, VST (propellants), sensitivity (impact, friction, electric spark), handling explosives, initiating explosives, work with blasting machine, operating detonation chamber, work with oscilloscope, casting of explosives, preparation of plastic explosives, explosive forming, compaction of powders, measurement of the intensity of shoch waves in air, acoustic measurements, DDT, gap test, brizance, detonation velocity, shaped charges, work with ballistic mortar, cook-off test, Hartman pipe.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide students with hands-on experience in testing of energetic material.
Student will gain practical experience in handling of explosives and conducting simple experiments for determination of some of the properties specific for energetic materials. The successful competition of this course is a requested presumption for course leading to a blasters license.
Prerequisites
C097 Laboratory I C893 Explosion Physics I

Assessment methods and criteria
Work-related product analysis

compulsory: 100% attendance in the labs + handing in all reports + passing the final exam (min. 50%) the final grade is combination of the following: attitude to work (10%), reports (50%), final exam (40%) Student who will endanger life of himself/herself or others by inappropriate behavior in the lab will not be allowed to finish the course and hence will not obtain the degree at the Institute of Energetic Materials.
Recommended literature
  • Manual of Tests and Criteria, Recommendation on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, United Nations, New York, 1995..
  • COOPER P.W. Explosives engeneering, Wiley-VCH, New York, 1996..
  • JURÁNEK O., RAMPÍR B. Příručka pro střelmistry,ARIES, v.o.s., Ostrava, 1994.
  • KRUPKA M. Testování energetických materiálů, Univerzita Pardubice, 2003..
  • MÜNCNER E. A KOL. Príručka pre strelmajstrov a TVO, SSTVP, Banská Bystrica, 2006..
  • SUČESKA M. Test Methods for Explosives, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1995..
  • ZUKAS J.A., WALTERS W.A. ed. Explosive effects and applications, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1998..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Theory and Technology of Explosives (2013) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Theory and Technology of Explosives (2015) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Theory and Technology of Explosives (2016) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter