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US 4,157,928 AGranted
Method for fuel air explosive
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsCharles W. Falterman, James A. Bowen, Larry H. Josephson
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Abstract
Mixtures of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide are disclosed as being use as fuels for fuel air explosive weapons.
Claims2
A method for creating a detonation, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) dispersing in the air, by means of an explosion, a cloud of liquid droplets, approximately 50% of said droplets being ethylene oxide and approximately 50% of said droplets being propylene oxide;
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- (b) detonating said cloud of droplets by means of detonators which are dispersed with said cloud of droplets by said explosion.
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