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US 2017/0057883 A1Published application
Combustible Triazine Combinations
AssigneeUnited States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsWILLIAM MATTHEW SHERRILL, JOSEPH ERIK BANNING, ERIC JAMES BUKOWSKI
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Abstract
Provided herein is a symmetric amino triazine for use as a fuel and ignition source in chemically initiated illuminates or igniters. 3-amino-1,2,4-triazine act as a fuel and generates enough heat on exposure to as little as one drop of one hundred percent nitric acid to spontaneously ignite.
Claims15
A combustive combination comprising compound of Formula I:
- and nitric acid (HNO3), hydroxylamine nitrate, or a combination thereof,
- wherein nitric acid is maintained apart from the compound of Formula I to the extent necessary to prevent combustion.
A pyrotechnic illuminate composition comprising:
- compound of Formula I:
- ;
- an oxidizer;
- and
- an illuminant.
2 more elements
A method of propelling an object comprising combusting compound of Formula I:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.