US1743941A - Explosive powder - Google Patents
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- US1743941A US1743941A US303127A US30312728A US1743941A US 1743941 A US1743941 A US 1743941A US 303127 A US303127 A US 303127A US 30312728 A US30312728 A US 30312728A US 1743941 A US1743941 A US 1743941A
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- 239000002360 explosive Substances 0.000 title description 11
- 239000000843 powder Substances 0.000 title description 11
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 description 11
- XTEGARKTQYYJKE-UHFFFAOYSA-M Chlorate Chemical compound [O-]Cl(=O)=O XTEGARKTQYYJKE-UHFFFAOYSA-M 0.000 description 10
- 235000000346 sugar Nutrition 0.000 description 9
- UBLAMKHIFZBBSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N 3-Methylbutyl pentanoate Chemical compound CCCCC(=O)OCCC(C)C UBLAMKHIFZBBSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 8
- 241000206575 Chondrus crispus Species 0.000 description 8
- 235000015110 jellies Nutrition 0.000 description 7
- 239000008274 jelly Substances 0.000 description 7
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 7
- 239000000295 fuel oil Substances 0.000 description 6
- VKJKEPKFPUWCAS-UHFFFAOYSA-M potassium chlorate Chemical compound [K+].[O-]Cl(=O)=O VKJKEPKFPUWCAS-UHFFFAOYSA-M 0.000 description 6
- 230000003179 granulation Effects 0.000 description 3
- 238000005469 granulation Methods 0.000 description 3
- 239000011230 binding agent Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000009835 boiling Methods 0.000 description 2
- 235000021552 granulated sugar Nutrition 0.000 description 2
- 239000004615 ingredient Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000003756 stirring Methods 0.000 description 2
- 206010019233 Headaches Diseases 0.000 description 1
- KWYUFKZDYYNOTN-UHFFFAOYSA-M Potassium hydroxide Chemical compound [OH-].[K+] KWYUFKZDYYNOTN-UHFFFAOYSA-M 0.000 description 1
- 241000212342 Sium Species 0.000 description 1
- 238000005422 blasting Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000001035 drying Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000003517 fume Substances 0.000 description 1
- 231100000869 headache Toxicity 0.000 description 1
- 238000005065 mining Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000003921 oil Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229940072033 potash Drugs 0.000 description 1
- 235000015320 potassium carbonate Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- BWHMMNNQKKPAPP-UHFFFAOYSA-L potassium carbonate Substances [K+].[K+].[O-]C([O-])=O BWHMMNNQKKPAPP-UHFFFAOYSA-L 0.000 description 1
- 230000000750 progressive effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000011435 rock Substances 0.000 description 1
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C06—EXPLOSIVES; MATCHES
- C06B—EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS; MANUFACTURE THEREOF; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS EXPLOSIVES
- C06B29/00—Compositions containing an inorganic oxygen-halogen salt, e.g. chlorate, perchlorate
- C06B29/02—Compositions containing an inorganic oxygen-halogen salt, e.g. chlorate, perchlorate of an alkali metal
- C06B29/08—Compositions containing an inorganic oxygen-halogen salt, e.g. chlorate, perchlorate of an alkali metal with an organic non-explosive or an organic non-thermic component
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- the ingredients employed in making my improved explosive comprises potassium chlorate, granulated sugar, Irish moss jelly, water, and crude fuel oil.
- the Irish moss jelly is prepared by covering the dry moss with warm water and allowing it to steep for twelve hours, and the percentage of the Irish moss jelly in the mixture is always one-half of one per cent by weight.
- the percentage of water in the mixture is two per cent.
- the remaining 97% of the composition is made up of potassium chlorate and granulated sugar, and the potassium chlorate may be varied from forty to sixty per cent depending on the nature of the powder that is desired, and the remainder of the composition is sugar.
- the proportions of the potassium chlorate and sugar which is preferably of the granulated type, explosive powders of varying strengths in accordance with the purpose for which the powder is to be used are produced, it being understood that the higher the percentage of the potassium chlorate the higher the explosive force of the powder, the mixtures having the lower percentages of pota sium chlorate being of the progressive burning and propelling type of explosives.
- the water is added to the sugar and boiled without stirring to a temperature of 240 degrees Fahrenheit, or to such a time that the boiled sugar becomes brittle and cracks when dropped into cold water.
- the Irish moss jelly is then stirred into the boiling sugar and the product removed from the fire.
- the potassium chlorate is then stirred into the mixture and thoroughly agitated while adding the fuel oil which must be added before the mixture is too dry to stir.
- the product is then spread out and allowed to dry for at least twenty-four hours and after it has thoroughly dried is ready to pack for use.
- the Irish moss jelly is included in, the mixture because after the product has dried it causes a ready granulation of the dried product and also provides a binder for the ingredients.
- the powder is particularly adapted for use in blasting either rock or stumps and for mining, being capable of use in underground work without causing ill eifects from fumes, such for instance as headaches.
- crude fuel oil may be mixed with the powder in the proportions of one part of the oil to fifty parts of the powder. This will make the powder semiplastic and will further make the explosive moisture resistant.
- An explosive mixture consisting of a chlorate, sugar, fuel oil, Irish moss elly and water.
- An explosive mixture consisting of chlorate of potash from forty to sixty per cent by Weight, sufiicient sugar to make with said chlorate a total of ninety-seven per cent, Irish moss jelly one-half of one per rent, fuel oil one-half of one per cent, and water two per cent.
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Description
Patented Jan. 14, 1%36 WILLIAM F. VAN VACTOB, OF PORTLAND, OREGON No Drawing.
EXPLOSIVE POWDER Application filed August 30, 1928. Serial No. 303,127.
- powder that can be manufactured with reasonable safety and one in which the granulation of the product a ter mixing and drying is readily and eifectively secured.
The ingredients employed in making my improved explosive comprises potassium chlorate, granulated sugar, Irish moss jelly, water, and crude fuel oil. The Irish moss jelly is prepared by covering the dry moss with warm water and allowing it to steep for twelve hours, and the percentage of the Irish moss jelly in the mixture is always one-half of one per cent by weight. The
percentage of ture is one-half of one per cent.
the crude fuel oil in the mix- The percentage of water in the mixture is two per cent. The remaining 97% of the composition is made up of potassium chlorate and granulated sugar, and the potassium chlorate may be varied from forty to sixty per cent depending on the nature of the powder that is desired, and the remainder of the composition is sugar. By varying the proportions of the potassium chlorate and sugar, which is preferably of the granulated type, explosive powders of varying strengths in accordance with the purpose for which the powder is to be used are produced, it being understood that the higher the percentage of the potassium chlorate the higher the explosive force of the powder, the mixtures having the lower percentages of pota sium chlorate being of the progressive burning and propelling type of explosives.
In making the explosive the water is added to the sugar and boiled without stirring to a temperature of 240 degrees Fahrenheit, or to such a time that the boiled sugar becomes brittle and cracks when dropped into cold water. The Irish moss jelly is then stirred into the boiling sugar and the product removed from the fire. The potassium chlorate is then stirred into the mixture and thoroughly agitated while adding the fuel oil which must be added before the mixture is too dry to stir.
The product is then spread out and allowed to dry for at least twenty-four hours and after it has thoroughly dried is ready to pack for use.
The Irish moss jelly is included in, the mixture because after the product has dried it causes a ready granulation of the dried product and also provides a binder for the ingredients.
I have also found that by varying the degrees of heat used in boiling the sugar between 235 degrees and 27 5 degrees Fahrenheit, the texture of the finished product is varied, the higher heated products being capable of more finely division in granulation.
The powder is particularly adapted for use in blasting either rock or stumps and for mining, being capable of use in underground work without causing ill eifects from fumes, such for instance as headaches.
Should it be desired to eliminate danger of ignition from friction crude fuel oil may be mixed with the powder in the proportions of one part of the oil to fifty parts of the powder. This will make the powder semiplastic and will further make the explosive moisture resistant.
What is claimed is 1. In an explosive mixture, including a chlorate and sugar, and a binder and granulating element consisting of Irish moss jelly.
2. An explosive mixture, consisting of a chlorate, sugar, fuel oil, Irish moss elly and water.
3. An explosive mixture, consisting of chlorate of potash from forty to sixty per cent by Weight, sufiicient sugar to make with said chlorate a total of ninety-seven per cent, Irish moss jelly one-half of one per rent, fuel oil one-half of one per cent, and water two per cent.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature.
WILLIAM F. VAN VACTOR.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US303127A US1743941A (en) | 1928-08-30 | 1928-08-30 | Explosive powder |
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| US303127A US1743941A (en) | 1928-08-30 | 1928-08-30 | Explosive powder |
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3203843A (en) * | 1962-01-24 | 1965-08-31 | Hi Shear Corp | Charge material |
| WO1991017681A1 (en) * | 1990-05-11 | 1991-11-28 | Gte Sylvania N.V. | Apparatus for destroying the contents of a closed and preferably portable safety container upon any abusive handling thereof |
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- 1928-08-30 US US303127A patent/US1743941A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3203843A (en) * | 1962-01-24 | 1965-08-31 | Hi Shear Corp | Charge material |
| WO1991017681A1 (en) * | 1990-05-11 | 1991-11-28 | Gte Sylvania N.V. | Apparatus for destroying the contents of a closed and preferably portable safety container upon any abusive handling thereof |
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