How Napalm Works | HowStuffWorks
WEBNapalm, also called a firebomb fuel gel mixture, has a gel-like consistency, allowing it to stick to targets. Napalm is often used in combination with gasoline or jet fuel to make a bomb with a thin outer shell that easily explodes and ignites upon impact with a target.
Napalm - Wikipedia
WEBNapalm is an incendiary mixture of a gelling agent and a volatile petrochemical (usually petrol or diesel fuel). The name is a portmanteau of two of the constituents of the original thickening and gelling agents: coprecipitated aluminium salts of na phthenic acid and palm itic acid . [1]
Napalm | Incendiary Weapon, Vietnam War, Firebombing
WEBNapalm, the aluminum salt or soap of a mixture of naphthenic and aliphatic carboxylic acids (organic acids of which the molecular structures contain rings and chains, respectively, of carbon atoms), used to thicken gasoline for use as an …
Napalm Toxicity - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
WEBJan 3, 2024 · Determine the basic pathophysiology and toxicokinetics of napalm toxicity. Select the most appropriate evaluation methods to diagnose napalm toxicity, including applicable laboratory testing. Implement evidence-based treatment and management strategies for patients with napalm toxicity.
Explainer: what is napalm? - The Conversation
WEBSep 5, 2013 · How can we know for sure? And what is napalm anyway? Napalm has come to be associated with its use by the American and South Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War, but its origins go further...
Napalm | Encyclopedia.com
WEBJun 27, 2018 · napalm (naphthalene palmitate) Gelatinous petroleum used to make bombs and as fuel for flame-throwers. It was developed during World War II, and widely used by US forces in Vietnam. When napalm hits its target, it spreads out, clinging to and burning everything it touches.
Napalm in Vietnam | American Experience | Official Site | PBS
WEBIn 1965, The Dow Company — best known at that time for making Saran Wrap — began making Napalm, a jellied gas used in warfare in Vietnam. Napalm became the symbol of the war. Mark Greenside ...
Napalm: its devastating effects – on-screen and off
WEBSep 1, 2012 · Napalm: its devastating effects – on-screen and off. The 1979 movie Apocalypse Now is about the horrors and psychological trauma of the Vietnam War. A major cause of trauma on both sides was the widespread use of napalm – the chilling scenes of burning fields, property and people from the news reels are unforgettable.
Napalm - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBNapalm was a 20th-century invention. However, it is a part of a long history of incendiary devices in warfare. Historically, it was mostly liquids that were used (see Greek fire ). A flammable liquid fuel weapon which can be held by people, the flamethrower was created in World War I by the Germans.
Napalm - New World Encyclopedia
WEBThe bomb would contain a mix of napalm-B - f and gasoline. Napalm is the thickener used for jelling gasoline or other flammable liquids used in warfare. The product is a sticky, incendiary gel. It was developed during World War II by a …
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