Societe Nationale Des Poudres Et Explosifs

Hubert Delarche

Michel B Maures

Alain Brasquies

According to the invention the reels 10 of cellulose thread wound in a loose manner around a hollow perforated core are arranged on the nozzles 9 carried by the hollow arms 8 of a rotor 7a placed on a hollow frame 7 situated at the bottom of a tank 6. A pump 13 causes the nitrating medium 15 consisting of a mixture of nitric acid and methylene chloride to circulate into the pipe 14 from where it passes into the frame 7 and then to the rotor 7a from where it is brought under pressure via the pipes 8 and the nozzles 9 to the hollow perforated core of each reel. The nitrating medium then passes radially along the mass of thread making up each reel and returns to the pump 13 via the pipes 12. After nitration the nitrocellulose threads are immediately stabilized by washing them with water in a similar installation to that used for nitration. The process according to the invention makes it possible to manufacture reels of nitrocellulose thread of good quality in a simple manner in large quantities without the manufacturer having to perform delicate unwinding and reeling operations on the thread before and after nitration.

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Sigoules, France

Hubert Delarche