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Table 1.
DENSITY OF TITAN 2B EMULSION BLENDS W aN EXPOSE COLIIWAT DFFERENT DEPTHS FOR
DFFERENT OPEN CUP DENSITES
‘DEPTH (m) “OPEN CUP DENSITY igicm3)
om] aes [om [os | tw | 0s | wo [as | 1 | tas
a
oes [om [om ow@ [to | 10] 1 | ae | 12 | 1
oa [oe [os rer ee] |||
oe [ oe [om [rete || te [tat
oo [0s [a et
oar [tm eee | |e
oa oe i [i | as | te fa
oso ie |e | tes
og [to [is [9 fe a | te fas
oe ea a |e | tte
a
sos [ | [ae [a0 [az | as
oe [ te | | | te] ae) | 108
toe _[ 0 || i [ae |
[1 atm) 1] 92)
me eae
wef fas [a [ya [te [ae [as
Be ae | ts |e
Bf oe w|i [6
@ [ye [se
[A
[ae |i
sm fim | im | 1
ofa faa | is [1
[12 | 8 | 18 | 18
ma a |i
7 [12 | 1s | 18
@ a is i
Variation in the density of Titan 2000 Emulsion blends with depth for cfferent open cup densities.
Densities in bold are atthe critcal densty ofthe explosive and these open cup densites should not be
used for that depth of explosive calumn.
Use of Table 1
1. Emulsion explosive blends behave as liquids when subjected tothe gravitalional stress in a vertical
blast hole, and a pressure gracient in the explosive wil be established. The higher the explosive column
inthe blasthole, the higher the intemal pressure at the bottom of the column, and the larger the
Quantity of gassing chemicals which need to be added to provide sensitization.
2. The open cup density is a measure ofthe level of sensiizaton ofthe product. The columns ofthe
Table indicates the likely density profile with depth tobe found inthe explosive column fora certain
‘open cup density. tis necessary to add suffcient quantties of gassing chemicals to ensure thatthe
density ofthe explosive atthe bottom ofthe bast hole is less than the crfical density.
3. To determine the required open cup density for an explosive column of SOm (say), find 50m in the
Depth column, Moving fo the right, read off the density immediately before the bolded density data
begins (here, 1.26gfcm’ in the 1.00 glcm’ open cup density column). This indicates that sufficient
gassing chemicals should be added {othe gassed explosive biend during delivery so that an open cup
density of 1.00g/cm” is achieved. This level of gassing chemicals wil ensure that the density atthe
bottom of the column wil be below the critical density, and the column wil detonate upon inition.