Kinetic fireball incendiary munition
AssigneeExquadrum, Inc.
InventorsRobert L Geisler, Kevin E Mahaffy
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Abstract
A kinetic fireball incendiary munition is provided having an outer shell or bomb casing, one or more incendiary sub munitions therein, and an igniter therefore. Each of the submunitions includes an incendiary portion, at least one rocket motor that propels the submunition inside of a target volume, and an oxidizer for the incendiary portion and rocket motor. The submunitions liberate sufficient heat to produce elevated temperatures inside of a target structure to thermalize the contents thereof without creating a substantial overpressure or explosive effect.
Claims19
A system for thermalizing an interior volume of a target structure, comprising:
- a plurality of incendiary munitions, each incendiary munition including an incendiary portion, an oxidizer for the incendiary portion, a fuse that initiates an ignition event, an insulation layer surrounding the incendiary portion, and an insulating lubricant layer disposed between the incendiary portion and the insulation layer;
- and
- the incendiary munitions are configured to ignite sequentially, wherein:
- a first one of the plurality of munitions is configured to ignite first;
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- a second one of the plurality of munitions is configured to ignite a delay time after the first munition ignites.
A system for thermalizing an interior volume of a target structure, comprising:
- a plurality of incendiary munitions, each incendiary munition including an incendiary portion, an oxidizer for the incendiary portion, and a fuse that initiates an ignition event;
- and the incendiary munitions are configured to ignite sequentially relative to insertion into the target structure, wherein:
- a first one of the plurality of munitions is configured to ignite first following insertion into the target structure;
- and a second one of the plurality of munitions is configured to ignite a delay time after the first munition ignites, a third one of the plurality of munitions is configured to ignite a delay time after the second munition ignites;
- and wherein the delay time of the second one of the plurality of munitions is greater than the time over which the first one of the plurality of munitions is active, and the delay time of the third one of the plurality of munitions is greater than the period of time over which the second one of the plurality of munitions is active.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.