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Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 28, 2022
Applicant:

Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);

Inventors:

Steven Forrest Son, West Lafayette, IN (US);

Kyle Uhlenhake, Lafayette, IN (US);

Diane Collard, West Lafayette, IN (US);

Mateo Gomez, West Lafayette, IN (US);

Assignee:

Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 23/04 (2006.01); F02K 9/95 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 23/04 (2013.01); F02K 9/95 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract

An igniter system and method for igniting a propellant by an optical energy source. The igniter system including an igniter composite and a propellant. The igniter composite including a reactive component and a fluoropolymer. The propellant is coupled to the igniter composite. The igniter composite has a composition including nano-aluminum at ideal stoichiometry in polyvinylidene fluoride. The igniter composite is configured to achieve a sustained ignition from a wavelength emitted from the optical energy source. The wavelength is between around 250 nanometers to around 1100 nanometers.


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