Nitro-glycerine is also largely used in the manufacture of smokeless powders, such as cordite, ballistite, and several others. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
But I can lend you a .470 high velocity cordite weapon. From Wordnik.com. [The Jungle Girl] Reference
With respect to the action of cordite upon guns, Sir A. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
With regard to the heating effect of cordite and cordite. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
Noble's pressure gauge, 282. experiments on cordite, 172. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
Five grms. of the cordite are weighed into the aluminium dish A. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
cordite raised the temperature of the rifle 270° F., and cordite M.D. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
For firing blank cartridges cordite chips containing no vaseline is used. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
The sizes of cordite used are given by Colonel Barker, R.A., as follows. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
With cordite of a larger diameter, the cord is cut into lengths of 12 inches. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
A gramme of cordite generated 700 c.c. of permanent gases at 0° C. and 760 mm. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
Waltham Abbey, manufacture of gun-cotton at, 71. manufacture of cordite at, 169. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
Foully accompanied by a cordite stench, it emanates from the calibrated part of me. From Wordnik.com. [Natchez Shrapnel] Reference
A chilly wind picks up, bringing a strong smell of burnt cordite up from the valley. From Wordnik.com. [It's Like 'War Of The Worlds'] Reference
A number of wooden cases, containing 500 to 600 lbs. each of cordite, were placed upon. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
Charge: weight 13 lb 4 oz.; gravimetric density 55.01/0.504; nature, cordite, size 30. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
In case of the finer cordite, such as the rifle cordite, the next operation is blending. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
The acetone used in the manufacture of cordite should conform to the following specification. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
My ears anticipate the tense patter of gunfire, my nostrils strain for the ashy odor of cordite. From Wordnik.com. [Lockdown] Reference
Thus the cordite, size 30, of the range table has been squeezed through a hole 0.30 in. diameter. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
The finished cordite resembles a cord of gutta-percha, and its colour varies from light to dark brown. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
That the effect of temperature on the pressure and velocity with axite is only half that with cordite. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
The mould is inserted in a specially designed press, and the cordite paste forced through a die with one or more holes. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
This operation drives off the acetone, and any moisture the cordite may still contain, and its diameter decreases somewhat. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
Dr W. Anderson, F.R.S., says that there is no doubt that the effect of heat upon cordite is greater than upon black powder. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
The cordite M.D., which contains only 30 per cent. nitro-glycerine, gives only about half the erosive effect of the old service cordite. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
In the case of cordite, as also with ballistite, a considerable quantity of aqueous vapour has to be added to the permanent gases formed. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
Instantly the second barrels streamed forth their deadly cordite, and a mass of kicking, struggling animals lay below them, while from the. From Wordnik.com. [The Rogue Elephant The Boys' Big Game Series] Reference
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