Resin Cured Binary Explosive
The devices and methods described below provide for a plasticized, adhesive binary explosive mixture formed with nitromethane (NM) plasticized with nitrocellulose (NC) as an energetic component and a urethane resin mixed with any suitable mechanical sensitizer as the sensitizer component. The addition of the sensitizer component to the plasticized component of NM/NC causes the resulting gel mixture to become explosive while maintaining stability.
1 . A binary explosive comprising:
an energetic component comprising nitromethane mixed with nitrocellulose having less than 12.6% nitrogen to form plasticized nitromethane/nitrocellulose; and
a sensitizer component comprising a urethane resin combined with any suitable mechanical sensitizer selected from the group microballoons, aluminum powder, magnesium powder, zirconium powder, boron powder, silicon powder or titanium hydride powder.
2 . The binary explosive of claim 1 wherein the energetic component further comprises an explosive stabilizer.
3 . The binary explosive of claim 1 wherein the energetic component further comprises a diol.
4 . The binary explosive of claim 2 wherein the energetic component further comprises a diol.
5 . The binary explosive of claim 3 wherein the diol is butane diol.
6 . The binary explosive of claim 3 wherein the diol is ethylene glycol.
7 . The binary explosive of claim 4 wherein the diol is butane diol.
8 . The binary explosive of claim 2 wherein the explosive stabilizer is selected from the group, retinyl acetate, diethyldiphenylurea, dimethyldiphenylurea, methyldiphenylurea, or triphenylamine.
9 . A nitroalkane mixed with nitrocellulose having less than 12.6% nitrogen to form plasticized gel, the plasticized gel combined with a sensitizer component comprising:
a urethane resin combined with any suitable mechanical sensitizer selected from the group microballoons, aluminum powder, magnesium powder, zirconium powder, boron powder, silicon powder or titanium hydride powder
10 . The plasticized gel and a sensitizer component of claim 9 wherein the suitable mechanical sensitizer comprises a first portion of microballoons and a second portion of metal powder selected from the group aluminum powder, magnesium powder, zirconium powder, boron powder, silicon powder or titanium hydride powder.
11 . The plasticized gel and a sensitizer component of claim 9 wherein the sensitizer component is an alternate sensitizer component with preselected urethane components.
12 . The plasticized gel and a sensitizer component of claim 9 wherein the plasticized gel further comprises a diol.
13 . The plasticized gel and sensitizer component of claim 11 wherein the plasticized gel further comprises a diol.
14 . The plasticized gel and sensitizer component of claim 12 wherein the diol is butane diol.
15 . The plasticized gel and sensitizer component of claim 12 wherein the diol is ethylene glycol.
16 . The plasticized gel and sensitizer component of claim 13 wherein the diol is butane diol.
17 . The plasticized gel and sensitizer component of claim 13 wherein the diol is ethylene glycol.
18 . A binary explosive mixture comprising:
an energetic component comprising nitromethane mixed with nitrocellulose having less than 12.6% nitrogen, a diol, and an explosive stabilizer to form plasticized nitromethane/nitrocellulose; and
a sensitizer component comprising a urethane resin and any suitable mechanical sensitizer selected from the group microballoons, aluminum powder, magnesium powder, zirconium powder, boron powder, silicon powder or titanium hydride powder.
19 . The binary explosive mixture of claim 18 wherein the explosive stabilizer is selected from the group, retinyl acetate, diethyldiphenylurea, dimethyldiphenylurea, methyldiphenylurea, or triphenylamine.
20 . The binary explosive mixture of claim 18 wherein the diol is ethylene glycol.