US Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Sanjeev K Singh

Barry Fishburn

Rajen B Patel

Christos Capellos

Anthony R Di Stasio

Philip Samuels

Daniel Zaloga

Eugene Homentowski

Moldable explosives containing chlorinated and/or fluorinated oils and waxes are described which exhibit significant energetic characteristics while at the same time possessing desirable IM character. Such moldable explosives are potential replacements for the C4 compositions known and used in the art.

Moldable explosives formulated with chlorinated waxes and oils

A test assembly for building a safety profile and a sensitivity profile of an explosive, by impacting the test assembly with a projectile. The safety profile of the explosive is built by determining a detonation threshold of the explosive in reaction to the projectile. The sensitivity profile is built by measuring a pressure difference between pressures acquired by the top sensor and the bottom sensor, resulting from a shock wave that travels through the explosive.

Assembly and method for standardized insensitive munitions testing

A process for manufacture of explosive formulations containing a halogenated wax binder, involving dilution of the halogenated wax in a non-aqueous lacquer, slurring the explosive in an aqueous solution and applying heat and vacuum to yield a granular explosive which provides complete coating to avoid hot spots and is quickly pressable at lower temperature and pressure.

Process for crystalline explosives containing halogenated wax binders

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Dover, NJ, United States of America

Sanjeev K Singh