Flash directed reactive target and method of manufacture
A concealed amalgamated neutralizer device covertly combines neutralizer material of inert materials such as calcium carbonate or silicates with common energetic material for the prevention of malicious use of the energetic material. The concealed amalgamated neutralizer device may vary in shape, size, and color and is therefore adaptable to varying methods of containment. The neutralizer material mimics the energetic material without detection. Upon disassembly of the concealed amalgamated neutralizer device, the neutralizer material is mixed with and neutralizes the energetic material rendering the energetic material useless. A container is provided which has a bottom section having an interior surface including a plurality of integrally formed recesses that are filled with the energetic material which allow manipulation of flash direction and intensity upon detonation.
1 . A reactive target comprising:
a container, having an interior surface;
a plurality of recesses in the interior surface;
an energetic material, in dry form, in the plurality of recesses;
a neutralizer material, in dry form, adjacent the energetic material;
an indiscernible boundary interface between the energetic material and the neutralizer material; and
wherein the indiscernible boundary interface is visually indiscernible with unassisted vision;
wherein each recess, of the plurality of recesses, forms a generally elliptical surface, having a width to height ratio of between about 1:1 and about 3:1.
2 . The reactive target of claim 1 , wherein the interior surface in planar.
3 . The reactive target of claim 1 , wherein the container further comprises:
a top section connected to a bottom section to form a cavity.
4 . The reactive target of claim 3 , further comprising:
a first sidewall integrally formed in the top section;
a second sidewall integrally formed in the bottom section; and
the first sidewall is joined to the second sidewall.
5 . The reactive target of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of recesses forms an alignment means for directing a flash from a detonation of the energetic material.
6 . The reactive target of claim 1 , wherein the container is generally cylindrical.
7 . A method of manufacturing a reactive target comprising:
providing a container, having an interior surface;
providing a plurality of recesses in the interior surface;
providing an energetic material, in dry form, in the plurality of recesses;
providing a neutralizer material, in dry form, adjacent the energetic material;
providing a visually indiscernible boundary interface between the energetic material and the neutralizer material; and
forming each recess, of the plurality of recesses, in a generally elliptical shape, having a width to height ratio of between about 1:1 and about 3:1.
8 . The method of manufacturing the reactive target of claim 7 , further comprising:
providing the interior surface as planar.
9 . The method of manufacturing the reactive target of claim 7 , further comprising:
connecting a top section to a bottom section to form a cavity in the container.
10 . The method of manufacturing the reactive target of claim 9 , further comprising:
forming a first sidewall in the top section;
forming a second sidewall in the bottom section; and
joining the first sidewall to the second sidewall.
11 . The method of manufacturing the reactive target of claim 7 , further comprising:
forming the plurality of recesses into an alignment means for directing a flash from a detonation of the energetic material.
12 . The method of manufacturing the reactive target of claim 7 , further comprising:
forming the container in a generally cylindrical shape.