Patent ID: 11953306
Assignee: DYNO NOBEL ASIA PACIFIC PTY LIMITED
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  C | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An explosives delivery system comprising:
a first reservoir configured to store an emulsion matrix;
a second reservoir configured to store a homogenizing agent;
a first homogenizer configured to homogenize the emulsion matrix and the homogenizing agent into a first homogenized product, the first homogenizer operably connected to the first reservoir and the second reservoir, wherein the first homogenizer comprises a shearing valve configured to introduce high shear on a stream comprising the emulsion matrix and the homogenizing agent;
a delivery conduit operably connected to the first homogenizer, wherein the delivery conduit is configured to convey the homogenized product to a blasthole; and
a spray nozzle coupled to a downstream end of the delivery conduit, wherein the spray nozzle is configured to increase a storage modulus of the homogenized product upon delivery of the homogenized product into the blasthole so that the homogenized product is retained within the blasthole.