Title: Energetic materials and methods of tailoring electrostatic discharge sensitivity of energetic materials

Abstract

An energetic material comprising an elemental fuel, an oxidizer or other element, and a carbon nanofiller or carbon fiber rods, where the carbon nanofiller or carbon fiber rods are substantially homogeneously dispersed in the energetic material. Methods of tailoring the electrostatic discharge sensitivity of an energetic material are also disclosed.

Inventors:

Daniels, Michael A.; Heaps, Ronald J.; Wallace, Ronald S.; Pantoya, Michelle L.; Collins, Eric S.

Issue Date:

Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Research Org.:

Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1330682

Patent Number(s):

9481614

Application Number:

14/050,642

Assignee:

Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID); Texas Tech University System (Lubbock, TX)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

C - CHEMISTRY C06 - EXPLOSIVES C06B - EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS

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C - CHEMISTRY C06 - EXPLOSIVES C06B - EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS

C06B23/009 - {Wetting agents, hydrophobing agents, dehydrating agents, antistatic additives, viscosity improvers, antiagglomerating agents, grinding agents and other additives for working up}
C06B27/00 - Compositions containing a metal, boron, silicon, selenium or tellurium or mixtures, intercompounds or hydrides thereof, and hydrocarbons or halogenated hydrocarbons
C06B33/00 - Compositions containing particulate metal, alloy, boron, silicon, selenium or tellurium with at least one oxygen supplying material which is either a metal oxide or a salt, organic or inorganic, capable of yielding a metal oxide
C06B45/04 - comprising solid particles dispersed in solid solution or matrix {not used for explosives where the matrix consists essentially of nitrated carbohydrates or a low molecular organic explosive}
C06B45/10 - the organic component containing a resin

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DOE Contract Number:  

AC07-051D14517

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 2013 Oct 10

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE