This is part of the Pyrotechnic Reference Series. The Lecture Notes for Fireworks Display Practices is a set of class notes from a week-long course on practical and safety aspects of performing fireworks displays. Each 8Ã�Ãà x 11" page contains a pair of photocopy-reduced viewgraphs from the course lectures. The over 450 viewgraphs include 350 photographs, 120 drawings, and 50 data tables. Each viewgraph of text is intended to be complete enough for the reader to be able to understand the subject being discussed. Topics covered include: hazard management; fireworks construction, operation, and characteristics; fireworks display safety; display equipment; manual display set-up; making repairs to fireworks; manual display firing; electrical display firing; and transportation and storage. Although greatly expanded, the cover price remains the same at US 90.00.
Course Outline: Section 1: Elements of Hazard Management for Firework Displays Section 2: Basic Aerial Shell Components and Their Manner of Functioning Section 3: Aerial Shell Malfunctions, Their Causes and Safety Considerations Section 4: Alternate Fireworks Aerial Shell Components and Construction Section 5: Typical Spherical Aerial Shell Performance Section 6: Other Fireworks Types Section 7: General Display Site Requirements Section 8: Fireworks Display Equipment Section 9: Mortar Placement Issues Section 10: Chain Fusing Techniques Section 11: Making Repairs to Fireworks Section 12: Setup of Ground and Low-Level Aerial Fireworks Section 13: Manual Display Firing Procedures Section 14: Basic Electricity Section 15: Set-up and Safety of Electrically Fired Displays Section 16: Techniques for Electric Firing
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