US2075969A - Blasting explosive cartridge and borehole charge - Google Patents

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US2075969A
US2075969A US736752A US73675234A US2075969A US 2075969 A US2075969 A US 2075969A US 736752 A US736752 A US 736752A US 73675234 A US73675234 A US 73675234A US 2075969 A US2075969 A US 2075969A
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White Albert Greville
Jones Elwyn
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B3/00—Blasting cartridges, i.e. case and explosive
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B3/00—Blasting cartridges, i.e. case and explosive
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  • 'Ihis invention relates to blasting explosive cartridges and borehole charges of the type in which a core of explosive is provided with a jacket of one or more cooling substances capable of cooling 5 or blanketing the hot products of combustion, either by evolving non-infiammable gases and/ or by decomposition or change of state with corresariding absorption of heat.
  • the charge of explosive may be in granular form, or in the form of a compressed pellet which may have a longitudinal channel for the introduction of an igniter, or an inner core of explosive of sensitiveness and rate of burning relatively higher than the remainder of the explosive charge.
  • the 'I'he jacketing material may be applied to the explosive charge' in several ways.
  • it may be cast or pressed into the form of a tube or cup into which the charge of gunpowder may be introduced either loose or in the form of a compressed pellet.
  • the cartridge may be held together by a wrapping of waxed or unwaxed paper or the like.
  • the charge of gunpowder may be introduced into the central space of a double-walled annulus of paper or the like containing loose jacketing material.
  • the jacketing material and gunpowder- may be suitably arranged in a. container, preferably of' ⁇ metal such as tinned iron sheet, which is loaded into the borehole, or the gunpowder may be placed in the borehole in the form of a lpellet and the jacketing material placed around it.
  • the jacketing material may also be formed aroun'd a pellet by pressure in a suitable mould, or the granular explosive and jacketing material. may be placed in the desired relative positions in a mould and pressed into shape simultaneously.
  • the two last mentioned methods have the advantage that the cooling material is firmly adherent to the explosive core and cannot readily be separated from it.
  • the requisite thickness of the sheath will depend to some extent'upon its composition, but in most cases we ilnd that a thickness of 4 mm. is sucient to render the cartridge safe for use in fiery and dusty mines. l
  • Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of an apparatus suitable ior producing a sheathed cartridge of gunpowder or the like as an integral unit.
  • FIGS 3 to 6 are diagrammatic representations of a sheathed cartridge produced in accordance with the invention and provided with a longitudinal channel for the insertion of an4 an annular piston C to t inside the cylinder A and over the pin B, and a thin sheet metal cylinderV E, which is used as a temporary separator between the blackpowder charge and the sheathing material. All the components are preferably made of non-ferrous metal.
  • the operation of making a pressed sheathed pellet is carried out as follows.
  • the cylinder A is placed in position on the base D and the pin B is inserted in position.
  • 'Ihe thin walled cylinder E which is preferably provided with lateral prongs or the like to ensure its central position in the device, is placed as shown in the diagram.
  • a suitable charge of blackpowder for a single pellet is poured into the space formed between 40 the annular cylinder E and the pin B, and powdered borax is poured into the annular space between the annular cylinder E and Vthe outside cylinder A until the levels of the'powders inside and outside the cylinder E are equal.
  • a previously formed pellet of blackpowder and of suitable dimensions may be inserted within the cylinder E.
  • Cylinder E is then withdrawn with as little disturbance of the charge as possible, and the annular piston C is placed over the pin B so that it rests lon the powder in the mould
  • the whole assembly is then transferred to a suitable press and subjected to a heavy pressure until the materials are thoroughly compacted together.
  • a pressure of 2 tons weight for 2 minutes is usually sumcient to produce a very compact pellet which can be handled without risk of damage.
  • the assembly is taken apart by removing the ⁇ base D and pressing out the central pin B which carries the compressed pellet with it. The pellet is then easily withdrawn from the pin.
  • the central pin.B is replaced by a 6 ilat circular disc.
  • Automatic weighing and charging devices may be employed to supply the blackpowder and sheathing materials respectively to the mold.
  • the proportion of sheathing material to explosive core is conveniently regulated by selecting an annular separatingv cylinder of appropriate diameter. v
  • the materials may be used dry, or containing up to 5% moisture. Pellets which have been pressed from blackpowder containing appreciable quantities of moisture are caused to set hard by drying them after the pressing operation.
  • 'I'he present invention is particularly applicable to the production of safety explosive cartridges comprising gunpowder as the explosive ingredient, for example a gunpowder consisting of approximately 75%-potassium nitrate, 15% charcoal and 10% sulphur.
  • gunpowder consisting of approximately 75%-potassium nitrate, 15% charcoal and 10% sulphur.
  • the proportion of these ingredients may, of course, be varied as is known in the art.
  • Example 1 A cylinder of thin sheet -metal having an internal diameter of 1% inches is arranged to stand concentrically in a vertical cylindrical mould ot internal diameter 11"; inches, which' is furnished with a central pin M1" in diameter.
  • Example 2 2 ozs. of gunpowder are loaded into the central space of the mould used in Example 1, on top oi. a layer of borax containing 30% borlc acid, and the annular space is then iilled as before with a mixture of powdered borax containing 30% borlc acid. The partition is then withdrawn and the pressing operation carried out as before.
  • Example 4 2 ozs. of a mixture of 1 part by weight of potassium chloride with 2 parts by weight 0I Empowder are loaded into the central space ofthe press l used in Example4 1 on top of a layer of borax. The annularspace is filled with borax to the level of the gunpowder mixture. The separator is then withdrawn and a layer of borax is added to cover the gunpowder. The pressing operation is then carried out as before. The total quantity of borax used is V2 oz.
  • a safety explosive cartridge or borehole charge comprising a. core of black powder and a sheath comprising a borate.
  • a safety explosive cartridge or borehole charge comprising a core of black powder and a sheath comprising borax.
  • a safety explosive cartridge or ⁇ borehole charge comprising a central core consisting of a compressed pellet of black powder and a sheath comprising a borate.
  • a safety explosive cartridge or borehole charge comprising a central core of black powder provided with a longitudinal channel'adapted to accommodate an igniter and a, sheath for the said core comprising a borate.
  • a method of forming a safety explosive cartridge which includes the step of feeding a sheathv l ing material into an annular space around a quantity of slow burning explosive and compressing the explosive and the sheathing material to form an integral unit.
  • a method of forming a safety explosive cartridge which includes the step of feeding a sheathing material into an annular space around an already formed pellet of slow burning explosive and compressing the explosive and the sheathing material to form an integral unit.
  • a method of forming a safety explosive cartridge which includes the steps of feeding a sheathing material into an annular space around a quantity of slow burning explosive, compressing the explosive and the sheathing material to form an integral unit and dryingvthe compressed unit to form a hard compact mass.

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US2419949A (en) * 1944-02-07 1947-05-06 Edwin J Hottinger Device for securing a propellent charge to an artillery primer
US2513531A (en) * 1944-11-15 1950-07-04 Ici Ltd Safety sheathed blasting explosive cartridge
US2541334A (en) * 1944-05-20 1951-02-13 Atlas Powder Co Explosive assembly and method of making it
US2563491A (en) * 1946-07-26 1951-08-07 Blasting assembly
US3046829A (en) * 1959-06-22 1962-07-31 Olin Mathieson Composite propellent grains
US3661047A (en) * 1968-11-18 1972-05-09 Us Navy Apparatus for casting thin walled hollow cylindrical inserts
US20110232466A1 (en) * 2010-03-23 2011-09-29 Bruce Van Stratum Modular hand grenade

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US2419949A (en) * 1944-02-07 1947-05-06 Edwin J Hottinger Device for securing a propellent charge to an artillery primer
US2541334A (en) * 1944-05-20 1951-02-13 Atlas Powder Co Explosive assembly and method of making it
US2513531A (en) * 1944-11-15 1950-07-04 Ici Ltd Safety sheathed blasting explosive cartridge
US2563491A (en) * 1946-07-26 1951-08-07 Blasting assembly
US3046829A (en) * 1959-06-22 1962-07-31 Olin Mathieson Composite propellent grains
US3661047A (en) * 1968-11-18 1972-05-09 Us Navy Apparatus for casting thin walled hollow cylindrical inserts
US20110232466A1 (en) * 2010-03-23 2011-09-29 Bruce Van Stratum Modular hand grenade
US8136437B2 (en) * 2010-03-23 2012-03-20 Martin Electronics, Inc. Modular hand grenade

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