Voltage induced porosity in insensitive munition
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
D03D-023/00
D03D-043/00
F42C-011/00
F42B-012/20
F42C-019/08
C06B-023/00
출원번호
US-0019010
(2016-02-09)
등록번호
US-9746300
(2017-08-29)
발명자
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Anderson, Paul
Paraskos, Alex
출원인 / 주소
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
대리인 / 주소
Wang, Lisa H.
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초록▼
A method of selectively increasing the sensitivity of an insensitive munition by inducing porosity or Joule heating in munitions assembly comprising a power source, an explosive apparatus and a fuze apparatus wherein the explosive apparatus contains a sensitized main explosive composition comprising
A method of selectively increasing the sensitivity of an insensitive munition by inducing porosity or Joule heating in munitions assembly comprising a power source, an explosive apparatus and a fuze apparatus wherein the explosive apparatus contains a sensitized main explosive composition comprising a secondary explosive and a sensitizing agent. As a result, the otherwise insensitive munition is rendered sensitive to a propagating wave shock by approximately 10 to 25%. To this end, a voltage is applied across the main conductive explosive composition within the insensitive munition. Voltages above certain thresholds cause the decomposition of the explosive material or conductive binder, which leads to an increase in porosity, and therefore the shock sensitivity.
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1. A sensitizable munition assembly comprising: (a) A power source apparatus, wherein said power source apparatus further comprises, a power source having a cathode and an electrode, anda switch that is operable in an open or closed position arranged between the power source and the explosive appara
1. A sensitizable munition assembly comprising: (a) A power source apparatus, wherein said power source apparatus further comprises, a power source having a cathode and an electrode, anda switch that is operable in an open or closed position arranged between the power source and the explosive apparatus;(b) An electrically insulated explosive apparatus, wherein said explosive apparatus further comprises, a first conductive path coupled to the cathode of the power source,a second conductive path to the anode of the power source,a main explosive composition comprising an insensitive secondary explosive and sensitizing agent, wherein said main explosive composition is in association with the first and second conductive path wherein activation of the sensitizing agent by an electric current from the power source apparatus increases the volume porosity of the secondary explosive without detonation of the munition assembly; and(c) a fuze apparatus comprising a booster explosive. 2. The sensitizing agent of claim 1, further comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of a polymer, ionic liquid or ionic solid, solid conductive additive, sensitized explosive material or melt phase binder. 3. The polymer of claim 2, selected from the group consisting of polyaniline, polypyrole, glycidyl azide polymers, hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene, polyacrylates, or polyesters. 4. The solid conductive additive of claim 2, selected from the group consisting of carbon black, carbon nanotubes, graphite carbon black, graphite nanofibers, graphite nanotubes, graphene, graphite, copper particles, aluminum particles, and silver particles. 5. The sensitize explosive material of claim 2, selected from the group consisting of octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX), 1,3,5-Trinitroperhydro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), 2,2-dinitroethene-1,1-diamine (FOX-7), [1,3 dinitropyrazole (DNP), methyl dinitro triazole (MDNT), or 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazole-5-one (NTO). 6. The sensitizing agent of claim 1, comprising diethylenetriamine tetranitrate (DETN), ethylenediamine dinitrate (EDD), or methyl nitroguanidine (MeQN). 7. The ionic liquid or solid of claim 2, comprising an anion and cation and is solid below 100° C. 8. The sensitizing agent of claim 1, comprising trinitrotoluene (TNT), methyldinitrotriazole (MDNT), dinitropyrazole (DNP), dinitroanisole (DNAN), or dinitroimidazole (DNI), carbohydrazide based nitrate and perchlorate salts, triaminoguanidinium based salts, TAGzT, TAGmNT, and trifluoroacetic acid aminoguanidin. 9. The sensitizable munition assembly of claim 1, wherein the resistivity of the secondary explosive is 10−4 to 2000 ohm-m. 10. The sensitizable munition assembly of claim 1, wherein the insensitive secondary explosive composition comprises trinitrotoluene (TNT) or hydroxyterminated polybutadiene (HTPB). 11. The sensitizable munition assembly of claim 1, wherein the insensitive secondary explosive is trinitrotoluene (TNT) and the sensitizing agent is graphite or carbon nanotube. 12. A process for increasing the sensitivity of the munition in claim 1, comprising activating the power source assembly of the munition in claim 1 to increase the porosity or the temperature of the main explosive composition within the explosive apparatus. 13. A process for increasing the sensitivity of an insensitive munition at gravity greater than 8000 G's comprising a sequence of steps in the following order: (a) launching the explosive apparatus in the munition assembly of claim 1;(b) activating the power source apparatus to transmit a current to the main explosive composition to increase the porosity or the temperature of the main explosive composition. 14. A process for increasing the sensitivity of an insensitive munition at gravity less than 8000 G's comprising a sequence of steps in the following order: (a) Activating the power source assembly of the munition assembly of claim 1 to increase the porosity or the temperature of the main explosive composition within the explosive apparatus;(b) launching the explosive apparatus in the munition assembly of claim 1. 15. A sensitizable munition assembly comprising: (a) A power source apparatus, wherein said power source apparatus further comprises, a power source having a cathode and an electrode, anda switch that is operable in an open or closed position arranged between the power source and the explosive apparatus;(b) An electrically insulated explosive apparatus, wherein said explosive apparatus further comprises, a first conductive path coupled to the cathode of the power source,a second conductive path to the anode of the power source,a main explosive composition comprising an insensitive secondary explosive, having a resistivity of 10−4 to 2000 ohm-m, and sensitizing agent, wherein said main explosive composition is in association with the first and second conductive path wherein activation of the sensitizing agent by an electric current from the power source apparatus increases the temperature of the secondary explosive without detonation of the munition assembly; and(c) a fuze apparatus comprising a booster explosive.
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