Slurry explosive compositions containing n,n'-dinitrosopentamethylenetetramine as density control agent
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
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 20 Jan 1972
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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