Nonel is ashock tube detonator designed to initiate explosions, generally for the purpose ofdemolition of buildings and for use in the blasting of rock in mines and quarries. Nonel is acontraction of "non electric".[1] Instead of electric wires, a hollow plastic tube delivers the firing impulse to thedetonator, making it immune to most of the hazards associated with stray electric current.
It consists of a small diameter, three-layer plastic tube coated on the innermost wall with a reactive explosive compound, which, when ignited, propagates a low energy signal, similar to a dust explosion. The reaction travels at approximately 2,000 m/s (6,500 ft/s) along the length of the tubing with minimal disturbance outside of the tube.
Nonel was invented by the Swedish companyNitro Nobel in the 1960s and 1970s,[2] under the leadership ofPer-Anders Persson,[3] and launched to the demolitions market in 1973.[4] (Nitro Nobel became a part ofDyno Nobel after being sold to NorwegianDyno Industrier AS in 1986.)
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