AN ammonium nitrate

ANFO ammonium nitrate fuel-oil

FO fuel-oil

VIXEN-I the AEL International Detonation Code

IED instantaneous electric detonator

SPD short period delay

LPD long period delay

PETN pentaerythritol tetranitrate

RBEE relative bulk effective energy

REE relative effective energy

TNT trinitrotoluene

A ampere

ac alternating current

ADC Ardeer Double Cartridge (test)

dc direct current

RWS Relative Weight Strength

RBS Relative Bulk Strengh

Kg kilogram

g gram

g/cm³  gram per cubic centimetre

kg/m kilogram per metre

g/m grams per metre

kPa kiloPascal

mm millimeter

ms millisecond

m/s metres per second

mJ/ohm milliJoule per ohm

MJ MegaJoule

NEQ Net Explosives Quantity

s second

s/m seconds per metre

t tonne (metric)

VOD velocity of detonation

> more

≥ greater than or equal to

< less than

≤ less than or equal to

= equals

m/m mass per mass

GPa giga pascal

~ approximate

pF pica Farad

kV kilo Volts