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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2018
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Lee R. Hardt, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Donald L. Burnett, Spearfish, SD (US);
Josiah S. Garfield, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Robert A. Koontz, Anchorage, AK (US);
Eric K. Wooding, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Que T. BuiDang, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments are directed to enhancing insensitive munitions performance. Some of the embodiments employ an outgassing pad having unique geometrical configurations, compositions, and positioning. Other embodiments rely on using thermally-releasable components to foster billet expulsion. Additional embodiments combine both aspects into entire cook-off mitigation systems for insensitive munitions improvements.