Method for fabricating non-detonable explosive simulants

Patent · Tue May 09 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:46311

Simpson, R L; Pruneda, C O

A simulator is disclosed which is chemically equivalent to an explosive, but is not detonable. The simulator has particular use in the training of explosives detecting dogs and calibrating sensitive analytical instruments. The explosive simulants may be fabricated by different techniques, a first involves the use of standard slurry coatings to produce a material with a very high binder to explosive ratio without masking the explosive vapor, and the second involves coating inert beads with thin layers of explosive molecules. 5 figs.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5,413,812/A/
• Application Number: PAN: 8-221,568
• OSTI ID: 46311
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 9 May 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
SIMULATORS
FABRICATION
USES
DETONATIONS