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WATER GEL EXPLOSIVE [1 record]

Record 1 2007-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • Blasting Work (Mining)
DEF

A dense, insensitive, high-velocity explosive of great power and very high water resistance used principally for blasting hard rock or where blastholes are wet.

CONT

Slurry blasting agents (SBA) are based on thickened or gelatinized ammonium nitrate slurries sensitized with TNT, other solid explosives, or aluminum. It is the most efficient commercial blasting agent now in use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)
CONT

[...] il se développe actuellement, aux États-Unis notamment, des explosifs en bouillie formés d'une solution concentrée de nitrate de sodium ou d'ammonium dans l'eau additionnée de tolite ou d'une autre substance explosive.

OBS

explosif en bouillie : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des Munitions.

Spanish

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