Nanoengineered explosives
Abstract
A complex modulated structure of reactive elements that have the capability of considerably more heat than organic explosives while generating a working fluid or gas. The explosive and method of fabricating same involves a plurality of very thin, stacked, multilayer structures, each composed of reactive components, such as aluminum, separated from a less reactive element, such as copper oxide, by a separator material, such as carbon. The separator material not only separates the reactive materials, but it reacts therewith when detonated to generate higher temperatures. The various layers of material, thickness of 10 to 10,000 angstroms, can be deposited by magnetron sputter deposition. The explosive detonates and combusts a high velocity generating a gas, such as CO, and high temperatures.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870366
- Patent Number(s):
- 5505799
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C06 - EXPLOSIVES C06B - EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- nanoengineered; explosives; complex; modulated; structure; reactive; elements; capability; considerably; heat; organic; generating; fluid; gas; explosive; method; fabricating; involves; plurality; stacked; multilayer; structures; composed; components; aluminum; separated; element; copper; oxide; separator; material; carbon; separates; materials; reacts; therewith; detonated; generate; temperatures; various; layers; thickness; 10; 000; angstroms; deposited; magnetron; sputter; deposition; detonates; combusts; velocity; reactive material; magnetron sputter; multilayer structures; sputter deposition; copper oxide; active material; active materials; separator material; active element; multilayer structure; various layers; organic explosives; active components; active elements; reactive components; reactive elements; sputter deposit; organic explosive; active component; reactive element; /149/
Citation Formats
Makowiecki, Daniel M. Nanoengineered explosives. United States: N. p., 1996.
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Makowiecki, Daniel M. Nanoengineered explosives. United States.
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"Nanoengineered explosives". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870366.
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abstractNote = {A complex modulated structure of reactive elements that have the capability of considerably more heat than organic explosives while generating a working fluid or gas. The explosive and method of fabricating same involves a plurality of very thin, stacked, multilayer structures, each composed of reactive components, such as aluminum, separated from a less reactive element, such as copper oxide, by a separator material, such as carbon. The separator material not only separates the reactive materials, but it reacts therewith when detonated to generate higher temperatures. The various layers of material, thickness of 10 to 10,000 angstroms, can be deposited by magnetron sputter deposition. The explosive detonates and combusts a high velocity generating a gas, such as CO, and high temperatures.},
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