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Ammonium nitrate-fuel oil mixture is commercially available as pale white, gray, yellow, or pink oil-covered prills with a petroleum odor. Non-commercially produced forms may be darker in color. …
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Improving ANFO: Effect of Additives and Ammonium Nitrate …
Ammonium nitrate–fuel oil (ANFO) is one of the most widely used explosives for civilian purposes. Its main advantages are its low price and simple method of production. The main disadvantages of this material are low water resistance and problems related to non-ideal detonation, which can be a potential hazard when using ANFO. Due to this, research has been …
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Explosives
Ammonium nitrate-fuel oil (ANFO) blasting agents represent the largest industrial explosive manufactured (in terms of quantity) in the United States. This product is used primarily in mining and...
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Ammonium Nitrate
Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO) Any carbonaceous material mixed with ammonium nitrate (AN) may produce a possible explosive mixture. In fact AN, as a pure material is not classified as an explosive for transportation and storage unless it contains > 0.4% carbonaceous material. However, there have been multiple incidences of pure AN being ...
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Impact of nitromethane additive on ANFO performance
Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO) is one of the most widely used energetic material in the mining industry 1.It consists primarily of ammonium nitrate(V) (NH 4 NO 3, or AN), which acts as the ...
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physical chemistry
To use as an explosive or a blasting reagent, $ce{NH4NO3}$ is mixed with fuel oil, which is called ammonium nitrate fuel-oil (ANFO; Ref.1). According to Ref.2, during the explosion, following exothermic reaction would take place (hydrocarbon is represented by $ce{CH2}$):
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Assessment of ANFO on the environment
Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO) on the environment and to determine its suitability for service. The Canadian Forces are concerned about the high solubility of ammonium nitrate (AN) that could represent a potential threat to the environment. For example, the detonation of ANFO
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Increasing the detonation pressure of ammonium nitrate/fuel oil
the detonation pressure of a bulk ammonium nitrate/ fuel oil (anfoo) composition is increased substantially independently of its detonation velocity by the addition of iron oxide, calcium carbonate, and/or calcium sulfate as a densifying agent to produce a mixture containing about 8-30% densifying agent. a detonating composition containing a blend of coarse and fine an, fuel …
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CN102718615A
The invention discloses ammonium nitrate fuel oil, which belongs to the field of the industrial explosive. The ammonium nitrate fuel oil is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 1-99 parts of mixture of porous granular ammonium nitrate and diesel and 99-1 parts of viscous material. The processing method comprises the following steps of: starting a vertical …
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SAFETY DATA SHEET
Ammonium nitrate SAFETY DATA SHEET Page 1 / 8 Creation Date 05-Oct-2010 Revision Date 22-Dec ... May ignite combustibles (wood paper, oil, clothing, etc.). Thermal decomposition can lead to release of irritating gases and vapors. Keep product and empty container away from heat and ... (solid,gas) No information available Explosion Limits No ...
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Reliability analysis on ammonium nitrate/fuel oil explosive …
Ammonium nitrate/fuel oil (ANFO) explosive vehicle is the most common equipment in the mining machinery. The pharmaceutical system is the most important system of the whole mechanical system, its performance and reliability determine the reliability of the whole system. However, there is little literature on reliability analysis of ANFO explosive vehicle. In …
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Toxic Fumes From Explosives: Ammonium Nitrate-Fuel …
These hazards stem from the fact that when agents such as dynamite and ammonium nitrate-fuel oil mixtures (AN-FO) deto nate, small (1 to 5 wt-pct) but significant amounts of CO, NO, and …
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Hazard statements
Synonyms Ammonium nitrate/fuel oil, ANFO 94/6 Pure substance/mixture Mixture Recommended use of the chemical and restrictions on use Recommended use Blasting explosive. Uses advised against Do not use in reactive ground. Supplier Orica Australia Pty Ltd ABN: 99 004 117 828 1 Nicholson Street Melbourne 3000 Australia
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CN202390344U
Porous particulated ammonium oil explosive is a kind of ammonium nitrate and the diesel oil a kind of on-site mixed bulk explosives by 94.5: 5.5 mixed; It has that abundant raw material, processing are simple, low cost of manufacture, good free-running property, safe in utilization, gas energy is big, explosion velocity is moderate characteristics, in the Open-pit Mining that the is …
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Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO)
Ammonium nitrate fuel oil (ANFO) is a mixture of solid ammonium nitrate and mineral oil. Easy handling allows it to be used safely in mining, stone quarrying, and tunnel construction. The basic reaction during detonation is the Decomposition reaction A decomposition reaction is a thermally induced reaction of a chemical compound forming solid ...
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Bulk Explosives
Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO) Based on the research studies, it is found that the experts in mining tend to use ANFO for its safe and economic characteristics. Compared to other explosive raw materials, ANFO is categorized as dry-based and highly safe explosion both in underground explosion and in an open explosion with 1 to 12 inches or ...
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eCFR :: 30 CFR 56.6309 -- Fuel oil requirements for ANFO.
§ 56.6309 Fuel oil requirements for ANFO. (a) Liquid hydrocarbon fuels with flash points lower than that of No. 2 diesel oil (125 °F) shall not be used to prepare ammonium nitrate-fuel oil, …
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The dependence of Ammonium-Nitrate Fuel-Oil (ANFO) …
Such divergence is responsible for the diameter-effect and failure-diameter phenomena in condensed-phase explosives and particularly dominant in detonation of nonideal explosives such as Ammonium Nitrate and Fuel Oil (ANFO).
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Material Safety Data Sheet
125- Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil 4/5 Irritation: Irritating to eyes. May cause irritation of respiratory tract. May cause skin irritation in susceptible persons. Reproductive effects: No information is available and no adverse reproductive effects are anticipated. Developmental effects: No information is available and no adverse developmental effects are anticipated.
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Ammonium Nitrate
Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO) Any carbonaceous material mixed with ammonium nitrate (AN) will produce a possible explosive mixture. In fact AN, as a pure material is not classified as an explosive for transportation and storage unless it contains >0.4% carbonaceous material. However, there have been many apparent incidences of pure AN being ...
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Ammonium nitrate-fuel oil
Ammonium nitrate-fuel oil (ANFO) is a general term for a class of high explosives that are prepared at or near the point of use, by mixing ammonium nitrate granules called "prills" with a hydrocarbon such as diesel oil. It has legitimate industrial applications, especially in earthmoving and quarrying, because, in a semisolid slurry form, it ...
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AMMONIUM NITRATE-FUEL OIL MIXTURE | CAMEO …
Ammonium nitrate-fuel oil mixture is commercially available as pale white, gray, yellow, or pink oil-covered prills with a petroleum odor. Non-commercially produced forms may be darker in color. It is used for blasting rock and in some types of mining.
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ANFO Explosive
Available in both bulk and bagged form, ANFO Prilled Ammonium Nitrate (AN) is a nominal blend of porous Ammonium Nitrate prill and fuel oil. It is a dry, free flowing explosive; formulated to …
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Ammonium nitrate-fuel oil mixture containing only prilled ammonium
Substance information for NA 0331 - Ammonium nitrate-fuel oil mixture containing only prilled ammonium nitrate and fuel oil based on the Hazardous Materials Table (Title 49 CFR 172.101) to assist in preparing a risk assessment for loading, transporting and storing hazardous materials.
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AMMONIUM NITRATE-FUEL OIL MIXTURE | CAMEO …
Ammonium nitrate-fuel oil mixture is commercially available as pale white, gray, yellow, or pink oil-covered prills with a petroleum odor. Non-commercially produced forms may be darker in color. It is used for blasting rock and in some types of mining. It will accelerate the burning of combustible materials. The ammonium nitrate is soluble in ...
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The Dependence of Ammonium-Nitrate Fuel-Oil …
explosives such as Ammonium Nitrate and Fuel Oil (ANFO). In this study, the effect of reaction zone flow di-vergence on ANFO detonation was explored through variation of the inert confinement and explosive diameter in the rate-stick geometry with cylinder expansion experiments. New tests are discussed and compared to prior experiments.
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February 19, 2021
ammonium nitrate-fuel oil mixture, the entire motor vehicle or freight container shall be placarded as Division 1.1D. d. The requirements of § 177.835(a) are waived when the engine of a cargo tank motor vehicle is necessary for the operation of a pump, auger, or other equipment needed to load or unload materials from the vehicle. e.
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US9315429B2
An ammonium nitrate fuel oil (ANFO) composition is prepared by mixing 94 grams of Ammonium Nitrate (AN) prills with poor fuel retention properties (having a poured bulk density of about 0.96 grams/cm 3 ) and 6 grams of diesel fuel (ultra low sulfur diesel fuel, ULSD) The resulting composition contains 6 grams of fuel and 0 grams of diluent oil ...
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November 21, 2024
Ammonium nitrate-fuel oil mixture containing only prilled ammonium nitrate and fuel oil. 1.5D NA0331 II Ammonium nitrate, with not more than 0.2 percent total combustible material, including any organic substance, calculated as carbon to the exclusion of any other added substance. 5.1 UN1942 III Explosive, blasting, type B or Agent blasting,
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Shock Initiation and Propagation of Detonation in ANFO
The ammonium nitrate (AN) and fuel oil (FO) mixture known as ANFO is a typical representative of non-ideal explosives. In contrast to ideal explosives, the detonation behavior of ANFO exhibits a strong dependence on charge diameter, existence, and properties of confinement, with a large failure diameter and long distance required to establish steady-state …
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