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WILLIAM CHARLES waIN, OR NORTH SYDNEY, NEW souTFt. WALES, AUSTRALIA.

CRLORATE EXPLoSIVE QF FFAE SPRENGER, CLASS.
1,240,272. Specification of 3...etters?atent, 32.Éeated Sept. 28, 3.938.
NoDrawing. Application filed March 9, 1915. Serial So. 15,582.
To all whom it may concern, to effectively nitrate the organic olis, so has
Be it known that I, WILLIAM CHARLEs no excess of acid is introduced to remain as
WAIN, a subject of the Sing of Great Brit free acid, and I have found that ten (it))
ain and Ireland, residing at 63 Bellevue parts of HNO added to the before-stated
respective quantities of castor oil, inseed oil,
street, North Sydney, in the State of New and petroleum, will effect the required re 60
South Wales, Commonwealth of Australia,
have invented certain new and useful in Sult. .
provements Relating to the Manufacture of viscous The re-absorption by the petroleum of the
Chlorate Explosives of the Sprengel Class, precipitate may be visually detected,
0 of which the following is a specification. but I have found that twenty four (24.
This invention relates to that class of ex hours is usually required for this purpose. B5.
plosives in which a cartridge of chlorate of theTheabove fiuid formed as the finai product of
potassium (KClO) is immersed in and sat gravity of described process has a specific
approximately .816, is transpa:-
urated by a suitable fluid, the resulting
5 compound being capable of rapid coifa bus ent, and of a brown color; its rate of diffi:-
tion by detonation, though the solid and liq sion approximates to that of petroleum (re
uid elements are themselves inexplodable fined) and is double that of nitro-benzoi.
The saturation of the cartridge of KCC,
separately.
The object of this invention is to provide by the fi:lid produced as hereinbefore de
26 an improved saturating fluid which may be scribed, is effected in known manner and the
simply and economically compounded and coa abustion of the product is brought algott 75
from which free mineral acid is entirely ab ly ine: Ins of a detonator applied in accord
sent, safety in storage being thereby insured. ance with the general practice in this class
without the necessity of alkaline washing; " of explosives.
25 while the saturation of a cartridge of KC6, What claim as my invention is:--
with said fluid produces a compound of 1. A saturating fluid for chlorate explo 3.
great explosive force. ives of the Sprengel class, said fuid being
The saturating fluid forming the sub a brown transparent iiquid having a specific
ject of this invention is compounded of cas gravity of approximately .8i6 and a rate of .
30 tor.oil, raw linseed oil, petroleum (or its de diffusion of approximately double that oi
rivative kerosene) crude or refined, and solving nitro-benzol, said fiuid being forged by dis
castor oil and raw inseed oil in pc 85
fuming nitric acid sp. g. 1.5 (HNO).
In compounding the fluid take twenty troleum and treating the said solution with
20) parts by measure of castor oil, twenty fuming nitric acid.
2. A saturating fluid for chlorate explo
95 20) parts of raw linseed oil, and three hun
dred and twenty (320) parts of petroleum sives of the Sprenge class, said fluid being
a brown transparent liquid having a specific 9.
(preferably but not necessarily refined). gravity of approximately .816 and a rate of
The castor oil and linseed oil are stirred into
and dissolved by the petroleum, and the diffusion of approximately double that of ni
HNO is then added to the solution in a man tro-benzol, said fluid being formed by treat
ner insuring even distribution, which effects. ing equal parts of castor oil and rawlinsee: $5.
nitration of the dissolved organic oils, and a oil with sufficient petroleum to dissolve the
viscous precipitate results. On standing the said organic oils, and treating the said solu
said precipitate is gradually and almost to tion with sufficient nitric acid specific grav
45 tally re-absorbed in the petroleum, a slight ity 1.5 to completely nitrate said organic
dark colored deposit which is valueless in oils.
this process adhering to the vessel. The so 3. A Saturating fluid for chic"ate explo- :
lution is then decanted or poured off and is asives of the Sprengel class, said fluid being
brown transparent, liquid having 8 specific
ready for the saturation of the chlorate car gravity of approximately .816 and aa. rate of
50 tridge. .
In compounding this fluid as before stated diffusion of approximately double that of
it is essential that the quantity of HNO, nitro-benzol, said fluid being formed hy
shall be sufficient and no more than sufficient, compounding castor oil, raw inseed oil, pe
 g 1,240,272
troleum and fuming nitric acid specific grav no more than sufficient acid, to gompletely
ity 1.5 in oil about the following propore nitrate the organic oils so that no excess is ()
tions:- - -- ,
introduced to remain as free acid.
Castor oil------- 20 parts by measure, ing5.fluid A process of mantifacturing a saturat
- Linseed oil------ 20 parts by measure, consistingforofexplosives of the Sprengel class,
dissolving in petroleum equai
Petroleum ------ 320 parts by measure,
Nitric acid------ 10 parts by measure. s of castor oil and raw linseed oil, ni 25
i. the said organic oils by fuming ni
4. A saturating fluid for chlorate explo tric acid sp. g. 1.5 added to the solution, and
0 sives of the Sprengel class, said fluid being allowing the resultant precipitate to be
a brown transparent liquid having a specific thrown down and subsequently re-absorbed
gravity of approximately .816 and a rate of by the petroleum, as herein described. 30
diffusion of approximately. double that of Signed at Sydney, New South Wales,
nitro-benzol said fluid being formed by Australia, this first day of February, 1915.
treating equal parts of castor oil and raw WILLIAM CHARLES WAIN.
linseed oil with sufficient petroleum to dis Witnesses:
Solve the said organic oils, and treating the CHAs. HATTON,
said solution with sufficient nitrie acid, and WM. NEWTON.