Ubat
Ing ubat (gunpowder o black powder king Ingles, pólvora king Castila) metung yang samut ning asupri, uling ampong salitre. Mabilis yang masisilab, at maglalang yang dakal a mapaling solidu ampong gas, a maliaring gamitan antimong propellant kareng baril ampong sangkap kareng labentador. Gagamitan de murin ing katayang ubat o gunpowder bang mangabaldugan king sanumang propellant powder. E la gagamit king tradisiunal a ubat (gunpowder o blackpowder) deng makabayung baril, nun e smokeless powder. Den namang antique a baril o copia da reti, gagamit lang black powder substitute.
Gugrupu de o titinduk ing ubat antimong mainang pamakbung o low explosive uling king kayang mabagal a salusu ning pangalaso cumpara kareng aliwa, at uli na niti, mababang brisance. Mag-deflagrate la king salusung mas mababa king salusu ning katni (subsonic speed) deng mainang pamakbung. Samantala, maglalang lang alun a mas masalusu king katni (supersonic wave) deng masikan a pamakbung. Gagawa lang prisiun (pressure) a makagiu ba yang pasulagpon ing balas, oneng e makagiu ba yang masira ing kaniun ning baril. Uli na niti, e bage ing ubat king pamagpamakbung king maragul a batu o kareng kuta, nung nukarin mas magamitan la reng mangasikan a pamakbung antimo ing deflagrateTNT.
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