GOAL OF THE CONFERENCE

The Af3P (Association Française des Poudres, Propulsion et Pyrotechnie) organizes the EUROPYRO 2019 conference in Tours (France). This event gathers every 4 years representatives from industry and research working in the field of explosives, pyrotechnics and energetic materials.

The conference will be coupled with the 44^th IPS seminar. The conference will focus on current status and improvements in explosives and pyrotechnic fields for defense, space, industry and safety applications.

The 100^th anniversary of SFEPA (Syndicat des Fabricants d’Explosifs, Poudres et Armes) will be celebrated during the congress.

COVERAGE

• Energetic materials: Synthesis, characterization, formulation, manufacturing process…;
• New explosives devices, including initiators;
• Applications to solid propulsion: rocket, gas generators…;
• Industrial explosives and related developments;
• Prevention and detection of explosives misuses (HMEs, IEDs);
• Methodologies for design, reliability and lifetime demonstration;
• Studies on shock waves and detonic phenomena;
• Fireworks compositions;
• Hazard, security and risk management;
• Friendly environment design and recycling;
• Regulations.

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

Monday June, 3^rd  afternoon:
Registration and official reception at the cityhall

Tuesday June, 4^th:
Morning: conference opening
Plenary session
Afternoon:  parallel sessions

Wednesday June, 5^th:
Morning: parallel sessions
Afternoon: touristic tour
Evening: gala dinner and fireworks show

Thursday June, 6^th:
Morning: parallel sessions
Afternoon: parallel sessions
Two sessions will be dedicated to the workshop on Explosives: from characterization to simulation of energetic materials

Friday June, 7^th:
Morning: parallel sessions
Conference closure