Abstract: A method for the retraction of an explosive component from a high explosive, including the steps of loading a high explosive containing an explosive component into an striping down vessel; supplying a supercritical fluid to the striping down vessel; contacting the high explosive with the supercritical fluid at a temperature below the melting point of the explosive component and at a pressure sufficient to strip down the explosive component; and inducing a sonicating process on the striping down vessel simultaneously at a frequency of 2 MHz to 10 MHz.

Abstract: A firing mixture which contains explosives, oxidizing and reducing agents is characterized in that it contains one or several explosives which can be fired by laser light. Also disclosed is a process for producing the same and its use.

Abstract: The invention relates to a primer composition, to a method for producing the same and to the use of said primer composition.

Abstract: A process for separating a nitramine or nitramine intermediate from water and volatile organic compounds comprises the steps of: (a) feeding a liquid stream comprising a liquid nitramine or nitramine intermediate, water, and at least one volatile organic compound, into the upper half of a stripper column; (b) feeding a gas stream having a temperature of at least about 120° C. into the lower half of the stripper column, whereby the gas stream and the liquid stream come into countercurrent contact in the stripper column; (c) withdrawing a nitramine or nitramine intermediate stream from the bottom of the stripper column; and (d) withdrawing a waste stream comprising gas and one or more of water vapor, water, formaldehyde, and acetic acid, from the top of the column.

Abstract: An energetic composition comprising the following components in the following relative proportions:Component A: from 5% to 25% by weight of a polymeric binder;Component B: from 65% to 90% by weight of a highly energetic filler comprising at least one heteroalicyclic nitramine compound; andComponent C: from 1% to 15% by weight of a plasticiser which comprises at least one nitroaromatic compound; the percentages by weight of Components A, B and C adding to 100%.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing an energetic mixture of trimethylolethane trinitrate and triethylene glycol dinitrate by forming a polyol mixture of trimethylolethane, triethylene glycol and water and then nitrating the polyol mixture with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids.

Abstract: An improvement when 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane is preed by nitrolysis of 1,3,5,7-tetraacyl-1,3,5,7-tetraazaceyloctane with a solution of nitric acid and nitrogen pentoxide or phosphorous pentoxide. This improved process herein before set forth produces 99% yield and purity of product.

Abstract: 1-(n)-acetyl-3,5,7-trinitrocyclotetramethylenetetramine is prepared by nilysis of 1,3,5,7-tetracyl-1,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane with a solution of nitric acid and nitrogen pentoxide or phosphorous pentoxide.

Abstract: Emulsion explosive sensitive to a detonator, which can be initiated with a conventional detonator no. 8, of water-in-oil-emulsion type containing sensitizers which, as opposed to types known previously, here comprise aromatic nitro-compounds, in which emulsion the organic phase consists primarily of the aromatic nitro-compounds and the water phase consists primarily of a water solution of inorganic oxidizing salts and in which emulsion emulsifier is also included; detonation stabilizers in the form of particles with enclosed or adsorbed gas ("hot spots"); additional fuels such as aluminium, urea, etc.; optional stabilizers for the organic phase and for the water phase; and possibly an agent to lower the crystallization point.

Abstract: Castable composite explosive compositions contain a fusible matrix of about 0 to 95% by weight of trinitrobenzene and about 5 to 20% by weight of trinitroxylene and a particulate explosive melting substantially higher than said mixture.

Abstract: The explosives, explosive mixtures or assemblies according to the invention contain at least one new nitrated 2,5,8-triphenyl-tris-triazolobenzene derivative of the general formula (I) ##SPC1##wherein n represents an integer of two or three, or a nitromethane or nitric acid adduct of said compounds, and optionally contain known additives, too.The thermal stabilities of these products are much better than that of the hitherto known brisant explosives, and at the same time their brisance and other explosive characteristics are satisfactory.

Abstract: An encapsulated signal illuminant flare composition is comprised of powde magnesium from about 45 to about 60 weight percent, of powdered sodium nitrate from about 32 to about 49 weight percent, and of capsular adhesives containing about 91 weight liquid materials contained within capsules having cell walls of equal parts Arabic gum and gelatin of about 9 weight percent to yield a binder from about 6 to about 12 weight percent. The composition ingredients are blended in a dry mixer to achieve a homogeneously, blended signal illuminant flare composition. The blended signal illuminant flare composition is incrementally fed into a flare press for compacting into cartridges in two increments at about 14,000 psi pressure which ruptures the capsular adhesives by hydraulic forces to achieve polymer mixing and the surrounding of the powder ingredients with the binder ingredients to form a very homogenous signal illuminant flare composition mass.