Process for the low-pollution operation of an explosion device and suitable explosion device for implementing this process

摘要

An explosion device for use in connection with the explosive disposal of poisons, explosives and the like and a method for operating the device are disclosed. The device comprises an explosion chamber which is anchored in a foundation, a lock chamber including an inner door for transferring an explosive mixture from the lock chamber into the explosion chamber and an outer door for removing material from the lock chamber, a compensating device in the explosion chamber to absorb the explosive energy generated by the explosion of an explosive mixture in the explosion chamber, a vacuum system, and means connecting the vacuum system to the lock chamber and to the explosion chamber for establishing a vacuum condition within the lock chamber and within the explosion chamber. The inner door of the lock chamber is operable, in a closed position, to prevent communication between the explosion chamber and the lock chamber. The disclosed method comprises placing an explosive mixture into the lock chamber, evacuating the lock chamber with a vacuum to produce a subatmospheric pressure condition in the lock chamber, transferring the explosive mixture from the lock chamber to the explosion chamber, evacuating the explosive chamber with a vacuum to produce a subatmospheric pressure condition in the explosion chamber, initiating explosive combustion of the explosive mixture in the explosion chamber, evacuating the gaseous reaction products of the explosive combustion from the explosion chamber and removing solid reaction products from the explosive combustion from the explosion chamber through the lock chamber.