The Journal of the Franklin Institute, Vol. 99: Devoted to Science and the Mechanic Arts; January to June, 1875 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Excerpt from The Journal of the Franklin Institute, Vol. 99: Devoted to Science and the Mechanic Arts; January to June, 1875

It is estimated that the explosive power of nitro-glycerin is equal to ten times that of gunpowder, and that half a kilogram (11 pounds) would lift from the ground and project a weight of kilograms. The heat evolved in the reaction is about calories for each kilogram. This same kilogram of nitro-glycerin, exploding in a closed space having a volume of one liter, develops a theoretical pressure of atmospheres, a temperature of degrees, and a quantity of heat equal to calories.

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