Modelling of the crystallisation process of highly concentrated ammonium nitrate emulsions

Highly concentrated ammonium nitrate emulsions are extensively used as an explosive in the mining industry. The emulsion is made from a supercooled aqueous salt solution with various stabilisers and an organic hydrocarbon phase under vigorous stirring to room temperature. The resulting emulsion is t...

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Main Author: Simpson, Brenton
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1012622