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21White dwarf — For other uses, see White dwarf (disambiguation). Image of Sirius A and Sirius B taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Sirius B, which is a white dwarf, can be seen as a faint pinprick of light to the lower left of the much brighter Sirius A …
22Glossary of firefighting — Note: This list does not include firefighting equipment, i.e., tools and apparatus used by firefighters. Please refer to Glossary of firefighting equipment for such terms. : Note: This list is incomplete. You can help Wikipedia by… …
231998 Esso Longford gas explosion — The 1998 Esso Longford gas explosion was a catastrophic industrial accident which occurred at the Esso natural gas plant at Longford in the Australian state of Victoria s Gippsland region. On 25 September 1998, an explosion took place at the… …
24Explosive velocity — Explosive velocity, also known as detonation velocity or velocity of detonation (VoD), is the velocity at which the shock wave front travels through a detonated explosive. The data listed for a specific substance is usually a rough prediction… …
25List of the largest artificial non-nuclear explosions — There have been a number of extremely large explosions, many accidental, caused by modern high explosives, older explosives such as gunpowder, volatile petroleum based fuels such as gasoline (petrol), and other chemical reactions. This list… …
26Pyrotechnic initiator — A pyrotechnic initiator (also initiator or igniter) is a device containing a pyrotechnic composition used primarily to ignite other, more difficult to ignite materials, e.g. thermites, gas generators, and solid fuel rockets. The name is often… …
27Ammonium nitrate disasters — Ammonium nitrate decomposes into gases including oxygen when heated (non explosive reaction); however, ammonium nitrate can be induced to decompose explosively by detonation. Large stockpiles of the material can be a major fire risk due to their… …
28Kernwaffenexplosion — Explosion von Upshot Knothole Badger 1953 auf der Nevada Test Site Filmaufnahme des Trinity Tests Kernwaffenexplosionen …
29Stoßwelle — USS Iowa (BB 61) feuert eine volle Breitseite während einer Zielübung nahe der Insel Vieques (Puerto Rico) am 1. Juli 1984 Als Stoßwelle (engl. shock wave) oder Schockwelle wird in der Strömungslehre eine starke Druckwelle bezeichnet, die d …
30Anak Krakatoa — Krakatoa Krakatoa Krakatau (id) L Anak Krakatau le 7 février 2008 …
