摘要:
In emulsion blend explosives, the replacement of coarse salt particles, e.g., prills, by fines, i.e., particles which pass a No. 50 U.S. sieve, increases the water resistance of the explosive without deleteriously affecting its shelf life provided that the explosive, prior to such replacement, is storage-stable as determined by the Salt Extraction and lead compression tests described herein. Products containing a combination of whole and crushed ammonium nitrate prills, and emulsions made with an anionic emulsifying agent such as a fatty acid salt, are preferred. Depending on the fines content and chemical composition, other properties such as sensitivity to initiation and detonation velocity also may be improved.
摘要:
Explosives that are sensitized blends of a water-in-oil emulsion and AN particles, such as AN or ANFO prills, have improved stability when their structure hinders the loss of water from the aqueous emulsion phase and transportation of such water across the oil phase to the AN particles. Use of an anionic emulsifying agent comprising a fatty acid salt, e.g., as formed in situ during the formation of the emulsion, is the preferred way of forming such a blend-stabilizing structure. Emulsion/ANFO and emulsion/AN blends stabilized in this manner make satisfactory storage-stable packaged products. Emulsion/AN blends made with a new low-viscosity emulsion containing essentially all of the oil required to oxygen-balance the blend and a proportionately larger amount of anionic emulsifying agent to stabilize the emulsion structure constitute preferred bulk products owing to their greater adaptability to pumping. Pumping the stabilized blends through an annular stream of aqueous lubricating liquid is advantageous.
摘要:
An explosive device (EBC1) receives signals specifying a unique communications address for use in a blasting circuit and a required blasting delay. The device (EBC1) has an electric igniter (128), but no independent power source which might cause accidental detonation. In an address and delay setting mode, when the device (EBC1) is being handled by a blaster, a unipolar signal is transmitted to the device (EBC1) to charge only a control power supply (C1, Q1, R1, Z4) for general communications. In a blasting mode, a bipolar signal is transmitted to charge both the control power supply (C1, Q1, R1, Z1) and an igniter power supply (C2). A security code must, however, be transmitted to enable charging of the igniter power supply (C2). Prior to detonation, each explosive device (EBC1-EBC3) in a blasting circuit responds to a calibration signal by generating a timing circuit test count. A blasting machine 20 processes nominal delays and test counts, and transmits adjusted delays to synchronize operation. A firing signal is recognized only if it contains a predetermined number of coded components thereby providing immunity to electromagnetic noise. The device (EBC1) is safely removed from a blasting circuit by transmitting a disarming signal which causes its igniter power supply (C2) to be discharged.
摘要:
A primer assembly for use in the non-electric initiation of cap-insensitive explosives, especially of deck-loaded explosive charges by means of a single downline of low-energy detonating cord (LEDC), includes a percussion-actuated detonator seated in a cavity in a high-energy primer, and an explosive coupler in which a coupling explosive charge, housed in a plastic connecting block, is in initiating proximity to the detonator's percussion-sensitive ignition charge and sufficiently close to a cord-receiving perforation or conduit in or adjacent the primer as to be initiatable by the detonation of LEDC threaded therethrough. A preferred connecting block has means for engaging the detonator, and means for attaching the block to the primer. Preferably the explosive coupler is seated within a block-like cavity in the primer.
摘要:
An explosive device (EBC1) receives signals specifying a unique communications address for use in a blasting circuit and a required blasting delay. The device (EBC1) has an electric igniter (128), but no independent power source which might cause accidental detonation. In an address and delay setting mode, when the device (EBC1) is being handled by a blaster, a unipolar signal is transmitted to the device (EBC1) to charge only a control power supply (C1, Q1, R1, Z4) for general communications. In a blasting mode, a bipolar signal is transmitted to charge both the control power supply (C1, Q1, R1, Z1) and an igniter power supply (C2). A security code must, however, be transmitted to enable charging of the igniter power supply (C2). Prior to detonation, each explosive device (EBC1-EBC3) in a blasting circuit responds to a calibration signal by generating a timing circuit test count. A blasting machine 20 processes nominal delays and test counts, and transmits adjusted delays to synchronize operation. A firing signal is recognized only if it contains a predetermined number of coded components thereby providing immunity to electromagnetic noise. The device (EBC1) is safely removed from a blasting circuit by transmitting a disarming signal which causes its igniter power supply (C2) to be discharged.
摘要:
A non-electric detonator device having a tubular shell (6) that is closed at its bottom end and containing a base charge (10) of a detonating explosive at the bottom of the shell (6), a priming charge (9) of a heat sensitive detonating explosive composition adjacent to the base charge (10), a rupturable membrane (7) that seals the top end of the shell (6) and forms an open volume (8) between the priming charge (9) and the top end of the shell (6) and a holder (1) for holding a low energy detonating cord (LEDC) (3) in abutting relationship to the membrane (7): whereby on detonation of the LEDC (3) the membrane (7) is ruptured and the priming charge (9) is initiated which in turn initiates the detonating explosive (10).