Trojan expl

Modified TNT. After WWI, a considerable quantity of Trojan grenade powd that had been spoiled by moisture, was available for use. It consisted of nitrostarch, Na nitrate, Amm nitrate, and a small quantity of oils. In order to utilize the powd, an equal amt of TNT was added, and the resulting mixt designated modified TNT was found to be an efficient expl. 

US production of NS began in 1888 under the name of Volney Powder. Improved NS stability was achieved by Hough, who operated two plants in New Jersey for the production of NS. Later (1905 to 1907) Dupont and Eastern Dynamite Corp experimented with NS expls. At about that time Trojan Powder Co became interested in NS. It soon became and stili is the largest manufacturer of NS. Numerous patents (from 1918 to 1945) have been issued to W.O. Snelling (of Trojan Powder Co) for the prepn, stabilization and use of NS (Ref 21a)... 

Closs VIII Nitrostarch Dynamites. These powdery expls began to be manufd in the USA shortly after turn of this century, and they are made nowhere else. The name of the concern which manufactures them nearly exclusively is the Trojan Powder Company of Allentown, Pennsylvania. In these expls Nitrostarch (NS) is used as the sensitizing agent instead of NG, NGc or other liquid organic nitrates of ordinary Dynamites, or instead of TNT, RDX, etc of Military Dynamites, described here as Class X... 

Heat Test and 120° Vacuum Stability Test—si more satisfactory than for the Trojan Demolition Expl. It is more difficult to initiate than the Trojan Explosive... 

Tolite Fr for TNT Trojan(explosive) nitrostarch expl contg Na nitrate,... 

No 9, No 11, Big Coal D Big Red No 7-C) also produces gelatinous expls Super-X Gel, Super-X Gel A Super-X Gel B Trojan Powder Co, Allentown, Pennsylvania produces seven brands of nongelatinous expl Trocol (brands A, AA, B, BB, B-l, C C-l) no permissible gelatinous expls are produced West Coast Powder Co, Everett, Washington produces one nongelatinous expl Wesco Coal Powder No 1 (See also COAL MINING EXPLOSIVES, TESTING FOR PERMISSIBILITY)... 

Snsjjjng, Walter O. (1880—1965). Amer chemist specializing in expls, but also known for his many contributions to the iiq petroleum gas industry. Dr. Snelling was at the US BurMines from 1908—1916, where he devised the first Sand Test (Refs 1 3) (See Vol 1, XXI-XXII). He then became the Director of Research at the Trojan Powder Co in 1917 where he worked extensively with Nitrostarch expls. Dr. Snelling was issued over 200 US patents contg many improvements in military and ndnin expls (Refs 4 5)... 

He served as explosives chemist at the Naval Powder Works (1901—1909) at the US BuMines (1909—1915) was directing chemist for Aetna Explosives Co (1915—1917) consulting expls chemist and Lt Colonel, US Ordn Dept (1917— 1919) research chemist, Trojan Powder Co (1919) prof of chemical engineering, Ordn School of Application, Aberdeen Proving Ground (1920—1921) chief of expls section, Office Chief of Ordnance (1921—1942) and technical director, National Fireworks Co (1942—1945). He retired in 1945... 

Super Get A Gel B. Trade names of gelatinous and semigelatinous permitted expls distributed in the USA by Trojan—U.S. Powder ... 

Trojamites. Trade name for Nitrostarch based low density industrial expls distributed in the USA by the Trojan Powder Co ... 

Trojan Explosive. A Nitrostarch based expl used by the USA during WWI and to a limited extent in WWII in demolition charges. It contained Nitrostarch 40, Na nitrate 37.7, Ba nitrate 20, oil 0.8, and stabilizer (diphenylamine or Ca carbonate) 1.5% grey solid pressed in Vi and 1-lb... 

Trojan Explosive was used, despite its drawbacks, as a demolition expl in preference to Dynamites because it was less sensitive than the NG Dynamites of its era. It is no longer being manufd... 

No 9 No 11. Big Coal D Big Red No 7-CV. also produces gelatinous expls Super-X Gel, Super-X Gel A Super-X Gel B Trojan Powder Co, Allentown, Pennsylvania produces seven brands of nongelatinous expl... 

Demolition Expl. It is more difficult to initiate than the Trojan Explosive... 

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