Simulant material and method for manufacture thereof
Provided is a simulant material for simulating hazardous materials, including a quantity of at least one explosive material and at least one inert material. The simulant material is a non-explosive material and is in the form of a homogenous, flexible and non-particulated material. Also provided is a method for manufacturing such a simulant material.
1. A simulant material for simulating hazardous materials substantially devoid of non-inherently associated volatiles, comprising a quantity of at least one explosive material and at least one inert material; wherein the simulant material is a non-explosive material and is in the form of a homogenous, flexible and non-particulated material, the simulant material being manufactured by a process comprising:
mixing at least one explosive material in neat form with an inert material to obtain a mixture devoid of non-inherently associated volatiles, in which the at least one explosive material is homogenously distributed throughout the inert material,
the mixture being a flexible and non-particulated, paste-like simulant material,
the inert material being a polymer;
vacuum-extruding the paste-like material to remove air from the paste; and
processing the paste-like simulant material devoid of air into a final form selected from the group consisting of a rod, a sheet and a roll.
2. The simulant material according to claim 1 , wherein the mixture further comprises at least one additive selected from the group consisting of a powdered agent, a color agent, an odor agent, a drug, a fire retarding agent, a metallic powder detectable by metal detectors and an odor masking agent.
3. The simulant material of claim 2 , wherein the powdered agent is silicon dioxide (silica).
4. A simulant material for simulating hazardous materials substantially devoid of non-inherently associated volatiles, comprising a quantity of at least one explosive material and at least one inert material; wherein the simulant material is a non-explosive material and is in the form of a homogenous, flexible and non-particulated material, the simulant material being manufactured by a process comprising:
mixing at least one explosive material in neat form with an inert material to obtain a mixture devoid of non-inherently associated volatiles, in which the at least one explosive material is homogenously distributed throughout the inert material,
the mixture being a flexible and non-particulated, paste-like simulant material,
the inert material being a siliconic polymer;
vacuum-extruding the paste-like material to remove air from the paste; and
processing the paste-like simulant material devoid of air into a final form selected from the group consisting of a rod, a sheet and a roll.
5. The simulant material according to claim 4 , wherein the mixture further comprises at least one additive selected from the group consisting of a powdered agent, a color agent, an odor agent, an odor agent, a drug, a fire retarding agent, a metallic powder detectable by metal detectors, and an odor masking agent.
6. The simulant material of claim 5 , wherein the powdered agent is silicon dioxide (silica).