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  2. Table of explosive detonation velocities - Wikipedia

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    This is a compilation of published detonation velocities for various high explosive compounds. Detonation velocity is the speed with which the detonation shock wave travels through the explosive.

  3. Poly(methyl methacrylate) - Wikipedia

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    PMMA is also known as acrylic, acrylic glass, as well as by the trade names and brands Crylux, Hesalite, Plexiglas, Acrylite, Lucite, and Perspex, among several others . This plastic is often used in sheet form as a lightweight or shatter-resistant alternative to glass. It can also be used as a casting resin, in inks and coatings, and for many ...

  4. TNT equivalent - Wikipedia

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    TNT equivalent is a convention for expressing energy, typically used to describe the energy released in an explosion.The ton of TNT is a unit of energy defined by convention to be 4.184 gigajoules (1 gigacalorie), [1] which is the approximate energy released in the detonation of a metric ton (1,000 kilograms) of TNT.

  5. Large Hadron Collider - Wikipedia

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    General properties; Accelerator type: Synchrotron: Beam type: proton, heavy ion: Target type: collider: Beam properties; Maximum energy: 6.8 TeV per beam (13.6 TeV ...

  6. Hardgrove Grindability Index - Wikipedia

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    Grindability is an index, therefore it has no unit. The smaller the HGI, the harder is coal texture and less grindable is the coal. Grindability is an important factor for the design a coal mill. As grindability depends on many unknown factors, HGI is determined empirically using a sample mill according to the following procedure:

  7. Great Barrier Reef - Wikipedia

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    The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, [1] [2] composed of over 2,900 individual reefs [3] and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 sq mi).

  8. 2020 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 2020. [a] The Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and the junior U.S. senator from California Kamala Harris defeated the incumbent Republican president Donald Trump, and vice president Mike Pence. [9]

  9. Athena - Wikipedia

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    The Acropolis at Athens (1846) by Leo von Klenze.Athena's name probably comes from the name of the city of Athens. [4] [5]Athena is associated with the city of Athens. [4] [6] The name of the city in ancient Greek is Ἀθῆναι (Athȇnai), a plural toponym, designating the place where—according to myth—she presided over the Athenai, a sisterhood devoted to her worship. [5]