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EXPLOSION VESSEL :; ///%t ti a state of gas; or between p and v, the reciprocal of D, which may be called the gravimetric
weight
G.D. G.V. Pressure in Tons per sq. in. Pebble Powder. Cordite. 0.05 20.00 0.855 3.00 6 16.66 1.00 3.8o 8 12.50 1.36 5.40 OIO IO.00 I16 7.I0 12 8.33 2.06 8.7o 14 7'14 2.53 10.50 15 6.66 2.73 11.36 16 6.25 2.96 12.30 18 5.55 3'33 14.20 20 5.0o ' 3.77 16oo 22 4'54 4'26 17.90 24 4.17 4.66 19.80 25 4.00 4.88 20.63 26 3.84 5'IO 21.75 30 3'33 6o7 26.00 35 2'85 7.35 31.00 40 2.50 8'73 36.53 45 2.22 10.23 42.20 50 2.00 11.25 48.66 55 1.81 13.62 55.86 6o I.66 15'55 63.33 The term
gravimetric
peculiar
separate
grain or cord of powder.Thus, for instance, a lump of solid lead of given S. G., when formed into a charge of lead shot composed of equal spherules closely packed, will have a G.D. such that (4) G.D. of charge of lead shot =l6~~2=0 7403. S.G. of lump of solid lead while in the case
(5) G.D. of charge of cordite _ 1~ 3 = 0.9067. S.G. of stick of cordite 6-At the standard temperature of 62 F. the volume of the gallon
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