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ANFO (/ ˈ æ n f oʊ / AN-foh) [1] (or AN/FO, for ammonium nitrate/fuel oil) is a widely used bulk industrial high explosive. It consists of 94% porous prilled ammonium nitrate (NH 4 NO 3 ) (AN), which acts as the oxidizing agent and absorbent for the fuel, and 6% number 2 fuel oil (FO). [ 2 ]
Rocca d'Anfo in 2018. Rocca d'Anfo (English: Rock of Anfo or Fort Anfo) is an historic military fortification in Anfo (now in Brescia, northern Italy) adjacent to Lake Idro. [1] It was first built by the Venetian Republic in the 15th century on the eastern slope of Mount Censo in the Brescia and Garda Prealps. [1]
1988 Kansas City explosion: On November 29, 1988, at 4:07 AM two trailers containing approximately 23,000 kg (50,000 lb) of the explosive ANFO (ammonium nitrate with fuel oil) exploded at a construction site located near the 87th street exit of Highway 71 in Kansas City, Missouri. The explosives were to be used in the blasting of rock while ...
On 30 March 2013, a memorial was unveiled and dedicated in a ceremony held at the site of the explosion. [3] It had been erected with the assistance of the Taroom Historical Society and Banana Shire Council and was dedicated by Heather Becker, a liturgical assistant at the Holy Trinity Church in Taroom.
A prill is a small aggregate or globule of a material, most often a dry sphere, formed from a melted liquid through spray crystallization. [1]Prilled is a term used in mining and manufacturing to refer to a product that has been pelletized.
On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and US$15 billion in property damage, as well as leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless.
The best known blasting agent is ANFO explosive, a mixture containing primarily ammonium nitrate with a small quantity (typically around 6%) of fuel oil, most commonly diesel fuel. Other fuels and additives are used as well.
Minor Scale test at the White Sands Missile Range utilized 4880 tons of ANFO to simulate an equivalent airblast of a tactical nuclear weapon. High explosive nuclear effects testing comprises large scale field tests using conventional high explosives as alternatives to atmospheric nuclear testing .