Charles B Forrest

US Patent:

41325745, Jan 2, 1979

Filed:

Mar 14, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/777315

Inventors:

Charles D. Forrest - Asheville NC

International Classification:

C06B 4500

US Classification:

149 2

Abstract:

A cap-sensitive slurry explosive capable of propagating a high order detonation in thin layers and which has a high degree of safety for a cap-sensitive explosive. The slurry consists of a super-fine grained explosive, suspended in an energetic, but non-self-explosive liquid matrix and contains no liquid explosive ingredient. The slurry resists dispersion in a variety of liquids including water and crude oil. In the preferred embodiments the slurries include penetaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) in super fine particles, having an average particle size of about 6. 5 microns.