Patent ID: 6080907
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A62D,C06B,F42B

Abstract:
A method for destroying a solid explosive confined in a target containment, which comprises the steps of:(i) providing a system suitable for impinging a high pressure jet of a liquid from a cutting head onto a target containment at sufficient velocity to disperse or dissolve the solid explosive;(ii) positioning in a work area said target containment adjacent to said cutting head of the system;(iii) shielding said target containment and cutting head from said work area;(iv) impinging a high pressure jet comprising anhydrous liquid ammonia from said cutting bead onto said solid explosive to form an ammonia-containing slurry or solution of said solid explosive, and(v) forming a reaction mixture comprising said ammonia-containing slurry or solution of said solid explosive and solvated electrons, and reacting the reaction mixture.