R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

Pre-splitting (Pre-shearing)
Pre-splitting (Pre-shearing)
Vorspalten; tendage préliminaire
A W Contour Blasting method in which cracks for the final contour are
created by firing a single row of holes prior to the blasting of the rest of
the holes for the blast pattern.
Pressing of Rocket Propellant Charges
Pressen von Treibsätzen; moulage des propellants de
roquette par pression
Rocket compositions of both double base and composite type are
shaped into the desired form (e.g., star-shaped configurations) on
extrusion or screw-type presses through a die or by casting and
curing.
Press Molding of Explosives
Pressen von Sprengstoffen; moinlage d’explosifs pa pression
The purpose of compression by hydraulic presses is similar to that of
casting, i.e. to attain a high loading density (W Brisance) while at the
same time imparting the desired shape to the charge.
Certain explosives (TNT, Tetryl, etc.) can be compacted by compression
in the absence of any additives; sensitive explosives such as
PETN (Nitropenta), RDX (Hexogen), or HMX (Octogen) have to be
phlegmatized by the incorporation of wax. The wax reduces the impact
sensitivity and, at the same time, acts as a binder.
Plastic binder materials: W LX and W PBX.
Pressure Cartridge
Druckgas-Patrone; cartouche génératrice de gaz
Pyrotechnic device in which propellant combination is used to produce
pressurized gas for short duration.
Prills
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denote the ammonium nitrate pellets obtained by cooling free falling
droplets of the molten salt in so called prill towers. By special processing,
they can be porous and are capable of absorbing a certain
percentage of liquid hydrocarbons (W ANFO). The ready made ANFOexplosive
is also marketed under the name “Prills”.