Projectile containing metastable intermolecular composites and spot fire method of use
A method for altering the course of a conflagration involving firing a projectile comprising a powder mixture of oxidant powder and nanosized reductant powder at velocity sufficient for a violent reaction between the oxidant powder and the nanosized reductant powder upon impact of the projectile, and causing impact of the projectile at a location chosen to draw a main fire to a spot fire at such location and thereby change the course of the conflagration, whereby the air near the chosen location is heated to a temperature sufficient to cause a spot fire at such location. The invention also includes a projectile useful for such method and said mixture preferably comprises a metastable intermolecular composite.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Assignee:
- The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,230,937
- Application Number:
- 12/561,311
- OSTI ID:
- 1176465
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2009 Sep 17
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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