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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2016
Timothy Mohler, Palm Beach Garden, FL (US);
Jonathan Mohler, Vero Beach, FL (US);
University of Central Florida Research Foundation Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Timothy Mohler, Palm Beach Garden, FL (US);
Jonathan Mohler, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Kevin R. Coffey, Oviedo, FL (US);
SPECTRE MATERIALS SCIENCES, INC., West Palm Beach, FL (US);
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
An energetic material having thin, alternating layers of metal oxide and reducing metal is provided. The energetic material may be provided in the form of a sheet, foil, cylinder, or other convenient structure. A method of making the energetic material resists the formation of oxide on the surface of the reducing metal, allowing the use of multiple thin layers of metal oxide and reducing metal for maximum contact between the reactants, without significant lost volume due to oxide formation. An ignition system for the energetic material includes multiple ignition points, as well as a means for controlling the timing and sequence of activation of the individual ignition points. The combination of the energetic material and ignition system provides a means of charge and blast shaping, ignition timing, pressure curve control and maximization, and safe neutralization of the energetic material.