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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2006
Kirk E. Newman, Yorktown, VA (US);
Virgil Riffe, Gloucester, VA (US);
Steven L. Jones, Toano, VA (US);
Mark D. Lowell, Gloucester, VA (US);
Kirk E. Newman, Yorktown, VA (US);
Virgil Riffe, Gloucester, VA (US);
Steven L. Jones, Toano, VA (US);
Mark D. Lowell, Gloucester, VA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A pressable explosive composition is provided. The composition includes at least 40 weight percent of substantially uncoated fuel particles, a nitramine mechanically blended with the substantially uncoated fuel particles, and a binder coating the nitramine. The binder constitutes about 1 to about 6 weight percent of the pressable explosive composition. Also provided are a pressed thermobaric explosive, weapons containing the pressed thermobaric explosive, and methods for making the composition and thermobaric explosive.