Slurry explosive compositions containing n,n'-dinitrosopentamethylenetetramine as density control agent

Patent · Tue Jul 24 04:00:00 EDT 1973

OSTI ID:7091680

Roy, B N; Sekhar, C

These slurry explosive compositions contain a gas-blowing agent for adjustment of the density to improve their sensitivity. Explosive compositions comprising an oxygen-supplying salt, for example ammonium nitrate, and a sensitizer and/or fuel together with a fluid solvent, disperser or carrier such as water, are commonly referred to as slurry explosives. Such slurry explosives may range in degree of firmness or consistency from highly visous, plastic-like extrudable compositions to less viscous, pumpable or pourable fluid-like mixtures. Slurry explosive compositions normally contain sensitizing and power-enhancing materials and fuels, for example finely divided light metal or finely divided carbon. In some cases it is advantageous to add a self-explosive ingredient such as particulate trinitrotoluene (TNT), pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) or smokeless power to further improve the sensitivity or strength or both of the slurry explosives and thereby ensure detonation and propagation. (12 claims)

• Assignee: EDB-82-165484
• Patent Number(s): US 3748200
• OSTI ID: 7091680
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450100* -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense-- Chemical Explosions & Explosives
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
AMMONIUM NITRATES
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
DETONATIONS
DISPERSIONS
ESTERS
EVALUATION
EXPLOSIVES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MIXTURES
NITRATES
NITRIC ACID ESTERS
NITRO COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETN
REAGENTS
SENSITIZERS
TNT
VISCOSITY
WATER