US393798A - George trench - Google Patents
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- 238000005422 blasting Methods 0.000 description 14
- 239000000243 solution Substances 0.000 description 8
- 229940037003 alum Drugs 0.000 description 6
- 238000004880 explosion Methods 0.000 description 6
- 239000007789 gas Substances 0.000 description 6
- 235000002639 sodium chloride Nutrition 0.000 description 6
- 239000011780 sodium chloride Substances 0.000 description 6
- NLXLAEXVIDQMFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N ammonia chloride Chemical compound [NH4+].[Cl-] NLXLAEXVIDQMFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 4
- 235000019270 ammonium chloride Nutrition 0.000 description 4
- 238000010304 firing Methods 0.000 description 4
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 description 4
- 150000003839 salts Chemical class 0.000 description 4
- 230000002745 absorbent Effects 0.000 description 2
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- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000012266 salt solution Substances 0.000 description 2
- FAPWRFPIFSIZLT-UHFFFAOYSA-M sodium chloride Chemical compound [Na+].[Cl-] FAPWRFPIFSIZLT-UHFFFAOYSA-M 0.000 description 2
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- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42D—BLASTING
- F42D1/00—Blasting methods or apparatus, e.g. loading or tamping
- F42D1/08—Tamping methods; Methods for loading boreholes with explosives; Apparatus therefor
- F42D1/10—Feeding explosives in granular or slurry form; Feeding explosives by pneumatic or hydraulic pressure
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- M y invention relates to the method of blasting used in coal-m ines or other places in which the blasting-charge is surrounded by fireextinguishing material to prevent firing the gases in the mine when the explosion occurs.
- the object of my invention is to attain this result more efticiently, while avoiding the disadvantages and expense incident to the use of a water-tight envelopesu ch as metal or rubber; and these ends I attain by employing a new method, in which I first bore a hole, then insert the blasting-charge, then envelop the charge in an improved fire-extinguishing powder, and then explode the charge, thus etfecting the blasting, but preventing the ignition of the gases in the mine by reason of thc gases generated by the fire-extii'lguishing powder.
- the powder which I employ consists of sawdust saturated with a solution containing alum, sal-ammoniac, and common salt, in about the following proportions:
- This solution is incorporated with the sawdust in about the proportion of two parts of solution to one part of sawdust, three-fourths of one per cent. of black-lead being added.
- This powder is stored for use in a damp state, so that it binds together when exposed to pressure. It is thus easily consolidated around the blasting-charge.
- the bore-hole may be made in the usual way. A small portion of the tire-extinguishing powder is then rammed into the bore-hole and the blasting-charge rammed down upon it. The fire-extinguishing powder is then rammed around the blasting charge, and when the fuse is put in position the tireextinguishing powder is rammed around the top of the charge.
Description
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
GEORGE TRENCII, OF FAVERSHAM, COUNTY OF KENT, ENGLAND.
M ETHOD OF BLAS-TING.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,798, dated December 4, 1888.
Application filed February 27, 1888. Serial No. 265,443. (No specimens.)
T0 aZZ 107mm it may concern:
Be it known that I, GEORGE TRENCH, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Standard House, Favcrsham, in the county of Kent, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Method of Blasting, of which the following is a specification.
M y invention relates to the method of blasting used in coal-m ines or other places in which the blasting-charge is surrounded by fireextinguishing material to prevent firing the gases in the mine when the explosion occurs.
The object of my invention is to attain this result more efticiently, while avoiding the disadvantages and expense incident to the use of a water-tight envelopesu ch as metal or rubber; and these ends I attain by employing a new method, in which I first bore a hole, then insert the blasting-charge, then envelop the charge in an improved fire-extinguishing powder, and then explode the charge, thus etfecting the blasting, but preventing the ignition of the gases in the mine by reason of thc gases generated by the fire-extii'lguishing powder.
The subject-matter claimed is hereinafter specified.
The powder which I employ consists of sawdust saturated with a solution containing alum, sal-ammoniac, and common salt, in about the following proportions:
Per cent.
Alum 5.1
Sal-aminoniac 1.7
Salt 10.2
XVater 83.0
This solution is incorporated with the sawdust in about the proportion of two parts of solution to one part of sawdust, three-fourths of one per cent. of black-lead being added. This powder is stored for use in a damp state, so that it binds together when exposed to pressure. It is thus easily consolidated around the blasting-charge.
The bore-hole may be made in the usual way. A small portion of the tire-extinguishing powder is then rammed into the bore-hole and the blasting-charge rammed down upon it. The fire-extinguishing powder is then rammed around the blasting charge, and when the fuse is put in position the tireextinguishing powder is rammed around the top of the charge.
It will be understood that the tamping of the charge and other details of the blasting operation are conducted as heretofore. \Vhen the explosion takes place, the fire resisting and extinguishing powder is disseminated and extinguishes any tire that may be caused by the explosion.
There is great advantage in employing a powdered composition instead of water or jelly-like substances, as the powder is separated more readily and is more completely distributed. Again, the powdered composition may be rammed around the blastingcharge without the interposition of waterproof linings, &c.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is The method of blasting consisting in making a bore-hole, inserting the blasting-charge therein, ramming around the blasting-charge sawdust or like absorbent powder saturated. with a solution of alum, salt, and sal-ammoniac, or an equivalent salt solution, and then firing the charge in the bore-hole when thus surrounded with the said powder.
GEORGE TRENCI'I.
\Vitnesses:
GEo. J. B. FRANKLIN, W. J. NoEWoon, Both of 17 Graoeclmrch Street, London, E. C.
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