ESSEX-diamond ore research program: the development and manufacture of a gelled nitromethane explosive for project ESSEX | Zendy

F. Helm | Zendy; R. M. Boat | Zendy; M. Finger | Zendy; D. Wooster | Zendy

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ESSEX-diamond ore research program: the development and manufacture of a gelled nitromethane explosive for project ESSEX

Author(s) -

F. Helm,

R. M. Boat,

M. Finger,

D. Wooster

Publication year - 1974

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/4201095

Subject(s) - fissile material , implosion , explosive material , nuclear weapon , plan (archaeology) , nuclear engineering , diamond , engineering , forensic engineering , materials science , political science , metallurgy , nuclear physics , physics , law , chemistry , geology , paleontology , plasma , organic chemistry , neutron

: A nitromethane-based explosive was formulated that can be pumped and whose gel structure will uniformly suspend 10 wt% sand for several weeks. Safety and performance characteristics were determined. A 907-kg (1-ton) quantity was manufactured, emplaced 6 m (20 ft) underground, and successfully fired in a cratering experiment at Fort Peck, Montana. An additional quantity of 42638 kg (47 tons) was manufactured and test-fired in similar experiments with larger charges conducted at Fort Polk, LA. This explosive has stable and predictable detonation characteristics and can be mixed and pumped in large quantities using equipment fabricated from readily available commercial items.

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