USA As Represented by Secretary of the Navy

John R Luense

Steven S Kim

Jerry S Salan

Michael A Lateulere

Jim R Griffenhagen

James J Baker

Craig E Johnson

John E Hendershot

Stephen N Stiles

Eric Hawley

Victor J Carlson

Randall J Cramer

Ferrell Windsor Furr

John P Murphy

Matt Nolder

Robert Grande

Joni Johnson

Nanotubular structures of high energy materials are used in high energy compositions, such as propellants.

Burn rate nanotube modifiers

The invention relates to a novel process for the production of casting powder with high ntirocellulose content, and casting multiple-base rocket propellant including nitroglycerin formulated from such casting powder.

Methods of making double base casting powder

An improved system and method for using polyethylene glycol (PEG) as a processing fluid additive for safely and effectively treating water-wet hogout propellant as well as any other water-wet propellants, explosives and hazardous wastes (solids and liquids) to make them compatible with the MSO process. The method includes the step of applying liquid PEG to the hazardous waste to create a slurry or feedstock that when fed directly into the MSO reactor vessel prevents the occurrence of smelt-water explosions due to the accumulation of dangerous levels of sodium chloride, and/or sodium sulfide in the molten salt bath. The PEG possesses special qualities that make it ideal for this purpose. It is a low cost, low viscosity, commercially available, non-hazardous (per OSHA standards), water soluble, low toxicity chemical that burns cleanly leaving little or no residue.

System for treating wastes using molten salt oxidation

An ordnance venting system has one or more adapters that separate the warhead section from other sections of a rocket, or submunition compartments within the warhead itself. The adapters structurally fail at given temperatures and pressures to reduce the danger of explosion from heat induced over-pressurization. By dividing the sections of the rocket with the adapters, the separate sections of the rocket become physically separated by the structural failure of the adapters.

Venting system for explosive warheads

Glycols as an adjuvant in treating wastes using the Molten Salt Oxidation process

A line explosive charge attaching system connects individual explosive charges in line with a yarn structure having yarns interlocked in a braided structure to cover and position several individual explosive charges together.

Explosive charges braided into a line charge assembly

An ordnance venting system has an ordnance device having a casing with a vent opening, a dome plug fitted into the formed vent opening and an adapter fitted over the dome plug on the outside of the casing. The adapter connects sufficiently to the casing to retain the dome plug against the formed vent opening for given pressures. The adapter melts at high temperatures and releases the dome plug to reduce the danger of explosion from heat induced over-pressurization.

Vented MK 66 rocket motor tube with a thermoplastic warhead adapter

A rocket-launched line charge apparatus for obstacle breaching includes at least two explosive charges connected by detonating cord. The detonating cord passes through a flexible tubing, and is bunched in a sinuous arrangement within the plastic tubing so as to store excess detonating cord. The detonating cord is attached to the two ends of the flexible tubing by cable ties. The explosive charges, the tubing and the detonating cord are enclosed in a fabric sock formed by overbraiding, the fabric sock being the strength member connecting the two explosive charges during deployment. The plastic tubing arrangement is applicable to storage of other cords in other systems involving tethered deployment of objects.

Detonating cord stowage system

A method for extruding solventless gun powder comprising working and refong said gun powder by extruding through a plurality of holes in at least two plates prior to final extrusion through a die whereby said solventless gun powder has improved tensile strength.

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Accokeek, MD, United States of America

John R Luense