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Propellants and explosives with flouro-organic additives to improve energy release efficiency

  • US 6,843,868 B1
  • Filed: 10/23/2003
  • Issued: 01/18/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An improved poly-metallic energetic formulation, the original poly-metallic energetic formulation having a fuel comprising metallic nanoparticles, wherein the improvement comprises:

  • a solid particulate fluoro-organo or fluoro polymeric compound mixed into said original poly-metallic energetic formulation in an amount ranging from approximately 1 to 98 weight percent of the improved poly-metallic energetic formulation;

    wherein during combustion of the improved poly-metallic energetic formulation a metallic fluoride intermediate is formed on the fuel and halogens are released to improve combustion efficiency of the improved poly-metallic energetic formulation over the original poly-metallic energetic formulation.

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