Method for enhancing stability of high explosives, for purposes of transport or storage, and the stabilized high explosives
Abstract
The stability of porous solid high explosives, for purposes of transport or storage, is enhanced by reducing the sensitivity to shock initiation of a reaction that leads to detonation. The pores of the explosive down to a certain size are filled under pressure with a stable, low melt temperature material in liquid form, and the combined material is cooled so the pore filling material solidifies. The stability can be increased to progressively higher levels by filling smaller pores. The pore filling material can be removed, at least partially, by reheating above its melt temperature and drained off so that the explosive is once more suitable for detonation.
- Inventors:
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- Menlo Park, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868073
- Patent Number(s):
- 5067995
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- 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:
- method; enhancing; stability; explosives; purposes; transport; storage; stabilized; porous; solid; enhanced; reducing; sensitivity; shock; initiation; reaction; leads; detonation; pores; explosive; size; filled; pressure; stable; melt; temperature; material; liquid; form; combined; cooled; pore; filling; solidifies; increased; progressively; levels; removed; partially; reheating; drained; suitable; temperature material; melt temperature; liquid form; filling material; porous solid; /149/102/
Citation Formats
Nutt, Gerald L. Method for enhancing stability of high explosives, for purposes of transport or storage, and the stabilized high explosives. United States: N. p., 1991.
Web.
Nutt, Gerald L. Method for enhancing stability of high explosives, for purposes of transport or storage, and the stabilized high explosives. United States.
Nutt, Gerald L. Tue .
"Method for enhancing stability of high explosives, for purposes of transport or storage, and the stabilized high explosives". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868073.
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title = {Method for enhancing stability of high explosives, for purposes of transport or storage, and the stabilized high explosives},
author = {Nutt, Gerald L},
abstractNote = {The stability of porous solid high explosives, for purposes of transport or storage, is enhanced by reducing the sensitivity to shock initiation of a reaction that leads to detonation. The pores of the explosive down to a certain size are filled under pressure with a stable, low melt temperature material in liquid form, and the combined material is cooled so the pore filling material solidifies. The stability can be increased to progressively higher levels by filling smaller pores. The pore filling material can be removed, at least partially, by reheating above its melt temperature and drained off so that the explosive is once more suitable for detonation.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1991},
month = {1}
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