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US 5,501,132 AGranted
Dry preparation of particulate solid energetic material
AssigneesGlobal Environmental Solutions, Inc., Hercules Incorporated
InventorsClark C. de Nevers, Jeffrey L. Nelson, Steven T. Newsome, Patrick R. Oyler, Robert A. Patterson
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Abstract
Energetic material can be rapidly cut or machined at high speed in the substantial absence of liquid coolant with a cutting tool having a rotating cutting surface by maintaining a portion of the cutting surface out of contact with the energetic material and continuously removing the resulting reduced energetic material from the area of the cutting tool.
Claims15
A process for preparation of particulate solid energetic material comprising:
- (a) mounting a mass of solid energetic material in a casing for the application of a cutting tool having a rotating cutting surface;
- (b) bringing the rotating cutting surface in contact with the energetic material by movement of at least one of the cutting tool and the energetic material, the position and motion of the cutting tool and the energetic material being such that a portion of the cutting surface is out of contact with the energetic material;
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- (c) continuously removing the resulting particulate energetic material from the area of the cutting tool, the process being carried out in the substantial absence of liquid introduced as a coolant.
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