Energy condensed packaged systems. The selection of oxidizer components

Abstract

The influence of the ammonium nitrate-based oxidizer composition on the technological and detonation parameters of the emulsion energy condensed systems for mining industry has been considered. It is shown that the use of sodium nitrate as a part of oxidizer is limited by its solubility and decreasing of detonation characteristics of energy condensed systems. It is found that for obtaining of highly efficient packaged systems an aqueous solution of ammonium or calcium nitrate with water content 7…10 % by weight should be used as oxidizer. It is shown that with decreasing of water content in the system by 1 % by weight the detonation velocity of energy condensed systems increases by 100…150 m/s.

Keywords

• energy condensed system
• oxidizer
• ammonium nitrate
• calcium nitrate
• water content