Chlorofluorocarbons are used for air conditioning/refrigeration equipment, aerosol propellants, and cleaning purposes (solvents) and are present in manufactured items such as insulation material.
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Propellants, explosives, fuses, all sorts of minor equipment, cartridge cases and all the rest, have to be produced in enormous quantities in war time.
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There are problems also with ammunition procurement and strategic capacity support for explosives and propellants.
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If no satisfactory arrangements can he reached, the arrangement on explosives and propellants will continue on a slightly extended and improved basis.
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We are appraising available information on the effects of chlorofluorcarbons, which are the main propellants used in areosols.
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The reserve capacity is for explosives, propellants and chemicals.
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They are widely used as propellants in aerosol cans, in the manufacture of foam plastics, in refrigeration, air-conditioning and as solvents.
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We are appraising available information on the effects of chlorofluorcarbons, which are the main propellants used in aerosols, and intend to publish a report on the matter.
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Why not set up a joint fund to diversify the factory's products and make civilian explosives and other propellants that could be sold to other countries?
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In the case of propellants we do not want detonation, but rapid burning to produce a controlled amount of pressure on the base of the projectile.
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I grant that there are now difficulties with substitutes for the other uses, but there are not for the production of substitutes for propellants in aerosol cans.
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In answer to my noble friend's second question, they are used for such items as refrigeration, foam-made substances of various kinds, aerosol propellants, and for solvents in electronics.
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We have more recently had major advances in polymers, adhesives, fibre reinforced materials, transport of fuel and liquid cargoes, lasers; minicomputers, telecommunications techniques and high energy propellants.
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The present paper views it as apropellantof subnational autonomous policymaking under a certain condition.
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Cryogenic propellants (liquid oxygen oxidizer, and liquid hydrogen fuel) need to be continuously topped off (replace boil-off) as scheduled liftoff approaches.
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