Bromine - 23-12-2006 at 06:04
How must I measure liquid explosives, by volume or by weight?
EbC: misleading title changed.
[Edited on 23-12-2006 by chemoleo]
chemoleo - 23-12-2006 at 08:59
Bromine, that's pretty much an unanswerable question, both is seen. Weight is generally used, except for standard compounds such as water.
Duh Uhh lets see now, one thingy two thingies
franklyn - 23-12-2006 at 09:24
Myself I prefer foot pounds per dollar spent or newtons per dollar.
For fine work ergs per dollar. If you really have a lot you can always
take a depth reading 
Alright wisecracks aside, if you 're refering to two component
mixtures such as PLX, in the field this is done by a predetermined
volume. Since one ingredient is a sensitizer it doesn't really matter
exactly how much as long as it is more than the minimum for reliable
detonation. Sprengel explosives depend on stoichiometry more but
again you would determine the percentages by weight and note the
volume required for easy use in the field.
[Edited on 23-12-2006 by franklyn]
NUKE - 23-12-2006 at 14:32
Ok let's take the PLX for example (both components are liquids), (95% nitromethane and 5% ethylenediamine). I got the formule from wikipedia. What
shoud be used in the PLX case? Mass or volume?
[Edited on 23-12-2006 by NUKE]