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US 5,175,022 AGranted
Method of making oxidizer coated metal fuels
AssigneeAlliant Techsystems Inc.
InventorsMark E. Stout, Gary G. Wittmer
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Abstract
A metal fuel for producing power for propulsion is disclosed. The fuel is made up of a metal core, a metal barrier and an oxidizer layer. The combination of materials disclosed provides a means for melting the metal core so that it can be oxidized in an exothermic reaction to produce power. The metal fuel may also be stabilized with respect to auto-ignition by adding a binder layer. A method for producing the metal fuel is also described herein.
Claims8
A method for producing a metal fuel by deposition on a metal core, comprising:
- (a) deposition of a metal barrier on the outer core of said metal core;
- (b) deposition of an oxidizer on the outer surface of said metal barrier;
- wherein,
- the oxidizer is a fluorocarbon polymer;
- the metal fuel is capable of easy reaction initiation and rapid, highly exothermic reaction with the fluorocarbon polymer;
- and
- the metal barrier is substantially less reactive with the fluorocarbon polymer than is the metal fuel.
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