3 ms·
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppau_explosion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppau_explosion suggests that pure AN is also explosive. As far as I know, the expl
by tgsovlerkhgsel 2y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppau_explosion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppau_explosion suggests that pure AN is also explosive.
As far as I know, the explosion that leveled part of Beirut was mostly assumed to be caused by uncontaminated AN too.
- dist-epoch 2y agoIt was stored in the same warehouse with fireworks, and in the videos you can see them explode shortly before the big explosion.
- adastra22 2y agoYes the fire was required to set off the ammonium nitrate. But that’s just to initiate the explosion, and there are many ways it could have been initiated. A single spark would have done the job. But you do not need to mix fuel with the fertilizer to activate it. It provides its own fuel.
- dist-epoch 2y agoMy understanding is that uncontaminated ammonium nitrate does not explode when exposed to fire. Fuel contamination is required.
- adastra22 2y agoYou are confusing with potassium nitrate I think. Ammonium is a fuel, nitrate is an oxidizer. Ammonium nitrate is a perfectly mixed explosive.