SHOCK-RESISTANT, LOW DENSITY EMULSION EXPLOSIVE

Abstract

A shock-resistant permissible emulsion explosive comprises a water immiscible organic fuel as a continuous phase, an emulsified aqueous inorganic oxidizer salt solution as a discontinuous phase, and an emulsifier. The explosive includes from about 1% to about 10% by weight of the explosive of small, hollow, dispersed spheres having a strength such that a maximum of about 10% of the spheres by volume collapse under a pressure of 500 psi, and sensitizing gas bubbles dispersed throughout the explosive and produced by the reaction of chemical gassing agents, in an amount sufficient to reduce the density of the explosive to less than 1.0 g/cc.

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Inventor

• 1LAWRENCE D. LAWRENCE