EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCE AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: explosives. SUBSTANCE: explosive composition contains lumps of rocket fuel, the least of them exceeding critical detonation diameter to such an extent that lumps acquire capability not only to detonate individually but also confer detonation to other lumps. Method consists in disintegrating charges of ballistic solid fuels by guillotine knife into disks after heating above 60 C. Disks are laid onto knife grate and forced through by press punch. Resultant material may be applied in explosive works, predominantly with borehole charges. EFFECT: facilitated preparation procedure. 6 cl