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Method Of Stemming A Blast Hole, Paul Nicholas Worsey
Method Of Stemming A Blast Hole, Paul Nicholas Worsey
Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
A method of stemming a blast hole loaded with an explosive charge. The blast hole has side walls, an outwardly opening mouth and a central axis extending longitudinally of the blast hole. The method comprises inserting a conduit having a discharge end inwardly through the mouth of the blast hole and positioning the discharge end of the conduit within the blast hole generally adjacent the explosive charge. Particulate stemming material is forced under pressure through the conduit for exit from its discharge end into the blast hole toward the explosive charge thereby to pack stemming material in the blast hole …
Blast Plug And Stemming Construction For Blast Holes, Paul Nicholas Worsey
Blast Plug And Stemming Construction For Blast Holes, Paul Nicholas Worsey
Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
A plug for use in stemming a blast hole having an explosive charge therein. The plug comprises a wedge member and a stabilizing structure on the wedge member. The wedge member tapers in an outward direction from a relatively wide base to a relatively narrow end and has a central axis extending endwise with respect to the wedge member. The stabilizing structure extends generally axially with respect to the wedge member from adjacent the base of the wedge member. The plug is to be positioned in the blast hole with the base of the wedge member facing inwardly toward the …
Dual Purpose Fuze, Paul Nicholas Worsey
Dual Purpose Fuze, Paul Nicholas Worsey
Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
A dual purpose fuze for a projectile which can activate a quantity of material selected from a group including high explosive, low explosive, propellant and pyrotechnic compounds. The fuze includes a charge holder having a socket therein facing the quantity of material to be activated. A fuze charge located in the socket has a depression in it so formed as to cause the fuze charge to explode in a jet directed outwardly from the socket of sufficiently high energy to activate a high explosive in a high explosive projectile, the fuze charge being sufficiently small to prevent rupture of containment …