Thickened aqueous ammonium nitrate-hexamethylene-tetramine explosive containing ammonium perchlorate as sensitivity stabilizer

Patent · Tue Nov 05 04:00:00 EST 1968

OSTI ID:5531498

Partridge, D S

In thickened aqueous suspension explosives, based principally on ammonium nitrate in combination with a suspended solid fuel, sensitized and stabilized with dissolved hexamethylenetetramine, variation of sensitivity with changing temperature is suppressed by incorporation of about 2% by wt ammonium perchlorate in the composition. Charges of explosive thickened with hydroxy-substituted thickening agents are conveniently pumped into place without viscosity problems at low temperatures by injection of the gelling agent (borax) into the pump discharge stream. 3 claims.

• Assignee: Gulf Oil Corp
• Patent Number(s): US 3409486
• OSTI ID: 5531498
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AMINES
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
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NITRATES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
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PERCHLORATES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
REAGENTS
SENSITIZERS
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
STABILIZATION
STIMULATION
SUSPENSIONS
UROTROPIN
VISCOSITY
WELL STIMULATION