Free radical explosive composition

Patent · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:863303

Walker, Franklin E ^[1]; Wasley, Richard J ^[2]

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1. 15 Way Points Rd., Danville, CA 94526
2. 4290 Colgate Way, Livermore, CA 94550

An improved explosive composition is disclosed and comprises a major portion of an explosive having a detonation velocity between about 1500 and 10,000 meters per second and a minor amount of a getter additive comprising a compound or mixture of compounds capable of capturing or deactivating free radicals or ions under mechanical or electrical shock conditions and which is not an explosive. Exemplary getter additives are isocyanates, olefins and iodine.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Assignee: Walker, Franklin E. (15 Way Points Rd., Danville, CA 94526);Wasley, Richard J. (4290 Colgate Way, Livermore, CA 94550)
• Patent Number(s): US 4142927
• OSTI ID: 863303
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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velocity
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10
000
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additive
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mixture
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mechanical
electrical
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isocyanates
olefins
iodine
compounds capable
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minor amount
free radicals
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additive comprising
radical explosive
getter additive
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