Gunpowder preparation system and method of making the same
OwnerThomas Edward Haysinventor
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Abstract
A method of preparing gunpowder includes selecting a known combination of chemicals used in making gunpowder; mixing the known combination of chemicals and a measurement of liquid ammonia at a predetermined temperature; stirring the chemicals and liquid ammonia with a laboratory mechanical stirrer, causing the chemicals to blend at a molecular level; raising the temperature of the mixture, causing the liquid ammonia to evaporate from the mixture, while keeping the mixture significantly below ignition temperature; allowing the remaining mixture to warm, thereby reducing the risk of ignition; and resulting in a fine gunpowder mixture, with no water content and limited recrystallization of the chemicals.
Claims4
A method of making gunpowder, comprising:
- selecting a known combination of chemicals used in making gunpowder;
- mixing the known combination of chemicals and a measurement of liquid ammonia at a predetermined temperature;
- stirring the chemicals and liquid ammonia with a laboratory mechanical stirrer, causing the chemicals to blend at a molecular level;
- raising the temperature of the mixture, thereby causing the liquid ammonia to evaporate from the mixture, while keeping the mixture significantly below ignition temperature, thereby reducing the risk of ignition;
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- allowing the remaining mixture to warm slowly;
- wherein the resulting matter in a fine gunpowder mixture, with no water content and therefore limited recrystallization of the chemicals.
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