Abstract: An active armor for protection against shaped or hollow charge projectiles (1) is formed by a front and a rear sandwich arrangement (2) and (3). The front sandwich arrangement (2) has a splinter jacket as a front outer layer (5), in order to render the main shaped charge of a twin shaped charge ineffective. The rear sandwich arrangement (3) serves in cooperation with the front sandwich arrangement (2) for rendering single shaped charges ineffective.

Abstract: The warhead comprises a preliminary shaped charge, a coaxial main shaped charge which is arranged at a distance from the latter, and an arrangement for increasing the axial distance between the preliminary shaped charge and the main shaped charge, which arrangement consists of a tube, in which the preliminary shaped charge is supported, a propelling charge, which is arranged behind the preliminary shaped charge, and a supporting device for the tube. The preliminary shaped charge is held in the tube by means of one or more shearing pins, wherein both the tube and the supporting device are provided in the ogive portion of the warhead with a cooperating catch device, so that the tube can be moved from the moved-in rest position into a moved-out working position after the ignition of the propelling charge for the preliminary shaped charge and can be caught in that position.

Abstract: A carbon powder is disclosed with 40 to 75% by weight QI or more than 90% by weight TI, an optical anisotropy of less than 50% by volume, a start of softening between 200.degree. and 300.degree. C., and an oxygen content of more than 2% by weight, and which can be used for without binding agent the production of shaped carbon bodies. The carbon powder is produced by means of distillation from bituminous product at a maximum of 5 mbars and a final temperature of at least 400.degree. C., grinding of the distillation residue to a particle size of less than 30 .mu.m, and oxidation of the powder into the particle core.

Abstract: An isotropic coal tar pitch having a low content of carcinogenic compounds is prepared by distilling a coal tar pitch in an evaporator having a specific evaporator surface of from 330 to 10,000 m.sup.2 /m.sup.3, at a temperature in the range of from 300.degree. to 380.degree. C., under a pressure not exceeding 1 mbar, whereby the average stay period is from 2 to 10 minutes. The isotropic pitch thus obtained contains less that 50 ppm of benzo[a]pyrene and is suitable, optionally after adding an oil, resin or other modifying agents having a low benzo[a]pyrene content, for use as binding and impregnating agent and also as protecting agent in construction materials or as varnish (painting agent).

Abstract: A process for the preparation of an aromatic hydrocarbon resin modified with aromatic carboxylic acids comprising suspending methane sulfonic acid and at least one aromatic carboxylic acid in an aliphatic solvent and slowly proportioning at least one unsaturated aromatic hydrocarbon into the suspension under polymerization conditions and their salts.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of 2,6-dialkyl-naphthalenes comprising selectively alkylating naphthalene or 2-alkyl-naphthalene with alkylating agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst at 250.degree. to 345.degree. C. which dialkyl-naphthalenes are useful for the preparation of naphthalene 2,6-dicarboxylic acid used to produce high-quality polyesters or polyamides.

Abstract: A high feed centrifugal pump has a housing, a low-speed suction stage arranged in the housing and having an axis, at least one high-speed high pressure stage also arranged in the housing and axially displaced from the low speed suction stage, so that the housing has a suction side and a pressure side, and a drive operative for driving the stages independently of each other and including a first prime mover operative for driving the low speed-suction stage and a second prime mover operative for driving the high-speed high-pressure stage. One of the prime movers which is operative for driving a respective one of the stages is flanged to the housing at a respective one of the sides, whereas the other of the prime movers is flanged to the one prime mover in tandem arrangement.

Abstract: A process for the continuous production of indene resins comprising the steps of continuously pre-heating an indene-containing hydrocarbon mixture, continuously adding a boron trifluoride-adduct catalyst and the pre-heated indene-containing mixture to a reaction tube, continuously isothermally reacting the indene-containing mixture with the catalyst at the temperature of the pre-heated mixture to form an indene-containing resin, continuously decomposing the catalyst, and continuously separating the indene-containing resin from the decomposed catalyst and unreacted substances.