Lee Carr Estabrook
Engineering at Eames St, Minden, LA
License number
Louisiana PE.0021616
Issued Date
Jan 22, 1985
Expiration Date
Mar 31, 2007
Category
Civil Engineer
Type
Industrial Engineer
Address
Address
1604 Eames St, Minden, LA 71055
Professional information
Wet Grinding Of Crystalline Energetic Materials
US Patent:
5197677, Mar 30, 1993
Filed:
Apr 26, 1991
Appl. No.:
7/692192
Inventors:
Lee C. Estabrook - Minden LA
Carlos Somoza - Minden LA
Carlos Somoza - Minden LA
Assignee:
Thiokol Corporation - Ogden UT
International Classification:
B02C 1906
US Classification:
241 5
Abstract:
The particle size of a particulate energetic material such as HMX or RDX is reduced by introducing the energetic material as a water-containing slurry at less than 40 percent solids into a high velocity fluid stream in a fluid energy mill and controlling the fluid temperature, fluid velocity, and energetic material feed rate to achieve a particle size of about 10 microns or less.
Process For Reducing Acidity Of Unrecrystallized Explosives By Wet Grinding
US Patent:
5020731, Jun 4, 1991
Filed:
Jul 6, 1990
Appl. No.:
7/549286
Inventors:
Carlos Somoza - Minden LA
Lee C. Estabrook - Minden LA
Lee C. Estabrook - Minden LA
Assignee:
Thiokol Corporation - Ogden UT
International Classification:
B02C 1900
US Classification:
241 1
Abstract:
Occluded acidity in particulate explosives is removed by slurrying the particles in an inert liquid and subjecting the slurry to wet-grinding. The inert liquid may include an alkaline salt at or near saturation. Separation of the ground explosive particles from the liquid phase results in a ground explosive material with much reduced acidity.