Desensitized explosives and castable thermally stable high energy explosive compositions therefrom
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsJulius Rothenstein, Samuel Goldhagen
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Abstract
This patent describes a novel desensitized explosive wherein a normally sitive solid explosive material is coated with an effective desensitizing amount of a phlegmatizing agent which contains functional groups reactive with one or more ingredients conventionally used in forming a thermally stable, crosslinked solid composite explosive. The present invention also includes thermally stable, crosslinked solid composite explosive in which said desensitized explosives are an integral part. Still further this invention includes the method of coating the as-received explosive material with said phlegmatizing agent, preferably in a drying vessel at elevated temperatures.
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A novel desensitized explosive comprising a normally sensitive solid explosive material coated with an effective desensitizing amount of a phlegmatizing agent which contains functional groups reactive with at least one ingredient conventionally used in forming a thermally stable, crosslinked solid composite explosive, and which is polyvinyl alcohol.
A novel desensitized explosive comprising a normally sensitive solid explosive material selected from the group consisting of RDX, HMX, perchlorates and mixtures thereof coated with an effective desentizing amount of a phlegmatizing agent which contains functional groups reactive with at least one ingredient conventionally used in forming a thermally stable, crosslinked solid composite explosive, and which is selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyethylene glycol, polycarboxylic acids, glycerol monoricinoleate, polyvinyl alcohol and mixtures thereof.
A novel solid homogeneous composite explosive comprising a crosslinked polymeric binder in which a normally sensitive solid explosive material is coated with an effective desensitizing amount of a phlegmatizing agent which is selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyethylene glycol, polycarboxylic acids, glycerol monoricinoleate, polyvinyl alcohol and mixtures thereof, wherein the coated desensitized solid explosive is intergrally and chemically bound by reaction of the coating with the binder ingredient.
A method of desensitizing a normally sensitive solid explosive material selected from the group consisting of HMX, RDX, perchlorates and mixtures thereof, comprising coating said sensitive solid explosive with an effective amount of a desensitizing agent selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyethylene glycol, polycarboxylic acids, glycerol monoricinoleate, polyvinyl alcohol and mixtures thereof.
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