Ammongelite
Ammongelit was the trade name of a water-resistant, gelatinous , low- explosive explosive . It consisted of ammonium nitrate and a maximum of 4% nitroglycerine as well as nitrocellulose and other additives to adjust the gelatinous consistency. There are also other types of this comparatively safe explosive, which consist of ammonium nitrate and nitroglycol . He was used for rock blasting z. B. in quarries or demolition of buildings and structures. The good water resistance of this explosive made it possible to use it even in wet boreholes. The ignition of this explosive was only possible with a detonator. For example, ammongelite would not ignite when thrown into a normal open fire. The disadvantage of this explosive was the limited shelf life. The even distribution of the marzipan-like mass could decrease through prolonged storage and the liquid components could exude. A safe ignition and the expected explosive effect were then no longer guaranteed. Manufacturer was u. a. the Dynamit Nobel company .
literature
- Wolf-Ingo Hummig: Textbook for the state-recognized special course in pyrotechnics. 3rd expanded and modified edition, Hummig Verlag, Peißenberg 2009, ISBN 978-3-931360-22-1 .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Rudolf Meyer: Explosivstoffe , VCH Verlagsgesellschaft, 1985, 6th edition, p. 10, ISBN 3-527-26297-0 .
Web links
- Activities involving explosives (accessed May 8, 2020)
- Measurement of the Chapman-Jouguet pressure with X-ray absorption (accessed on May 8, 2020)
- Iron ore mining in the Weser and Wiehen Mountains (accessed on May 8, 2020)
- Approval of explosives for mining (accessed on May 8, 2020)