Donor free radical explosive composition

Patent · Mon Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:863543

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 donor additive comprising an organic compound or mixture of organic compounds capable of releasing low molecular weight free radicals or ions under mechanical or electrical shock conditions and which is not an explosive, or an inorganic compound or mixture of inorganic compounds capable of releasing low molecular weight free radicals or ions under mechanical or electrical shock conditions and selected from ammonium or alkali metal persulfates.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Walker, Franklin E. (15 Way Points Rd., Danville, CA 94526);Wasley, Richard J. (4290 Colgate Way, Livermore, CA 94550)
• Patent Number(s): 4,196,026
• OSTI ID: 863543
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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