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Table 7.20 Formulations of nitrate-based liquid explosives with their performance
Serial
No.
Brisance
b
25 g (mm)
Formulations
Critical detonation
thickness (mm)
Detonation
velocity
a
(m/s)
Oxidant
Concentration
(%)
Combustion
agent
Concentration
(%)
1
Tetranitromethane
83.3
Kerosene
16.7
0.5
7,700
-
7,800
23.6
2
Nitric acid (95 %)
71.7
Nitrobenzene
28.3
6-7
6,980
21
3
Nitric acid (95 %)
Tetranitromethane
58.3
Nitrobenzene
27.1
5
6,840
14.6
4
Nitric acid (95 %)
Tetranitromethane
61.3
Ortho-nitro-
ethylbenzene
23.4
6-7
7,250
22
15.3
5
Nitric acid (95 %)
75.6
Ortho-nitro-
ethylbenzene
24.4
8-10
7,130
20.7
a
Detonation velocity was measured in the glass tube with inner diameter 10 mm
b
Brisance was measured in the
fl
at glass container and the explosive dosage was 25 g
