Training Manual . SPb: Published by SPbSTU, 2005. — 200 s . ISBN 5-98408-036-2 . The physical and technical properties of gunpowder and fuels are considered: energy, physical and mechanical, physical and chemical stability, sensitivity to various initial impulses, hygroscopicity, electrizability, etc. Methods of regulation of basic characteristics, permissible conditions for their change . Intended for students of 4-5 courses, studying in the specialty 25. 12. 00 and corresponds to the working programs in the disciplines "Physical and chemical properties of explosives, powders and solid rocket fuels", "Operational properties of powders and TRT". Content:Introduction. Classification of powders . Principal composition of powders and PTT. Fields of application of gunpowder and fuels. Symbols for powders and fuels . General information on powders and fuels of capitalist countries . Requirements for vices and TRT. Physical properties of gunpowder and fuels. Thermal properties of gunpowder and fuels. Electricity of gunpowder and fuel. Physical and mechanical properties of polymers. Anisotropy of the properties of gunpowder and fuels. Sensitivity of gunpowder and TRT to external influences . Physical stability of powders and fuels. Radiation resistance of gunpowder and SPT. Apparitions accompanying the shot. Effect of gunpowder gases on barrel channel (RED).