The United States of America As Represented by the Department of Energy

Timothy Foley

Steven Forrest Son

James R Busse

Kelvin T Higa

Betty S Jorgensen

Robert C Dye

Victor E Sanders

Blaine W Asay

Alan M Novak

V Eric Sanders

A method for altering the course of a conflagration involving firing a projectile comprising a powder mixture of oxidant powder and nanosized reductant powder at velocity sufficient for a violent reaction between the oxidant powder and the nanosized reductant powder upon impact of the projectile, and causing impact of the projectile at a location chosen to draw a main fire to a spot fire at such location and thereby change the course of the conflagration, whereby the air near the chosen location is heated to a temperature sufficient to cause a spot fire at such location. The invention also includes a projectile useful for such method and said mixture preferably comprises a metastable intermolecular composite.

Projectile containing metastable intermolecular composites and spot fire method of use

A method to substantially desensitize a metastable intermolecular composite material to electrostatic discharge and friction comprising mixing the composite material with an organic diluent and removing enough organic diluent from the mixture to form a mixture with a substantially putty-like consistency, as well as a concomitant method of recovering the metastable intermolecular composite material.

Desensitization of metastable intermolecular composites

Desensitization and recovery of metastable intermolecular composites

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