Explosive and thermic compositions or charges – Processes of making
Patent
1980-07-29
1984-01-10
Miller, Edward A.
Explosive and thermic compositions or charges
Processes of making
149 11, 149 92, 149 93, 264 3C, 427212, C06B 4522
Patent
active
044251700
ABSTRACT:
Sensitive explosive materials such as RDX or HMX may be desensitized by stirring them up with micronised wax in a liquid medium, usually water. The wax is in the form of particles having a mean size of less than 20 microns, preferably less than 6 microns, and particularly preferred is a wax having a mean particle size of from 2 to 4 microns and a specific surface area of from 15000 to 30000 cm.sup.2 /cm.sup.3. Wax in this form adheres to the explosive material and even as little as 1% of wax produces significant desensitization. The invention provides a method by which, in particular, waxes of high melting and softening points which cannot be melted onto the explosives material by conventional methods, can be applied to sensitive explosives materials and thereby provide effective desensitization even at relatively high temperatures.
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Miller Edward A.
The Secretary of State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Go
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