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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2009
Blaine W. Asay, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Steven F. Son, West Lafayette, IN (US);
V. Eric Sanders, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Timothy Foley, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Alan M. Novak, Los Alamos, NM (US);
James R. Busse, South Fork, CO (US);
Blaine W. Asay, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Steven F. Son, West Lafayette, IN (US);
V. Eric Sanders, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Timothy Foley, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Alan M. Novak, Los Alamos, NM (US);
James R. Busse, South Fork, CO (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Department of Energy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
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.