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Course structure

What you will learn

On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

• Interpret the role of explosives and their formulations in the context as parts of an explosive train in a weapons system,
• Evaluate and compare the chemico-physical properties of explosives materials and their formulations,
• Explain how the manufacturing processes for explosives and their formulations affect their chemico-physical properties and ultimately their performance,
• Illustrate the environmental and legislative requirements of munitions manufacture with reference to the whole lifecycle.

Core content

Chemistry of explosive molecules and associated materials

• Basic chemistry of nitration,
• Synthesis examples of Lead Azide/Styphnate, TNT, RDX, NC, NG,
• Basic stability/compatibility (to be extended in testing module),
• Polymer chemistry.

Material science of explosive materials

• Basic hazard/performance properties,
• Crystal properties,
• Binder properties,
• Mechanical properties.

Engineering of the manufacture of explosives

• Filling process,
• Plant design, safety, storage,
• Quality control,
• Melt cast compositions,
• Polymer Bonded Explosives,
• Materials Modelling.

Manufacturing Health & Safety

• Toxicity & Health Effects,
• Environmental Awareness,
• Legislation.

Upgrade to a professional qualification

When taken as a Short Course for Credit, 10 credit points can be put towards the Explosives Ordnance Engineering MSc.

Find out more about short course credit points.

Who should attend

There are no prerequisites if taken as a Standalone Short Course.

Speakers

• Dr Licia Dossi (Module Leader)
• Dr Philip P Gill
• Dr Hugh Goyder
• Dr Ranko Vrcelj
• Dr Susan Waring
• Mrs Sally Gaulter
• Mr Gavin Dunhill
• Professor Peter Golding (AWE)
• Dr Peter Gould (QinetiQ)
• Professor Douglas Cleaver (Sheffield Hallam University)

Concessions

A limited number of MOD sponsored places are available.

There are limited places on these modules. You may not receive an offer until places have been confirmed, usually 1 to 2 weeks before the start date.

Location and travel

撸撸视频 Defence and Security (CDS) is a 撸撸视频 School based at the Ministry of Defence establishment on the Oxfordshire/Wiltshire borders.

Shrivenham itself lies in the picturesque Vale of the White Horse, close to the M4 motorway which links London and South Wales. It is 7 miles from Swindon, the nearest town, which lies off the M4 at the hub of Britain’s motorway network.

Bath, Cheltenham, Bristol and Oxford are all within an hour’s drive and London less than two hours away by car.

All visitors must be pre-booked in at reception by the person they are visiting on the campus.

For further location and travel details