The term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. Molten droplets of a metal fuel are dispersed into air or water for a reaction releasing energy for military or other purposes. In one warhead embodiment, a cylinder of solid metal is disposed within a ceramic heat insulator; heaters ofthermite-like material are embedded in the metal.
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Gerrit T. Sutherland, Phillip J. Miller and Harold W. Sandusky- Melted Metal Dispersal Warhead
The term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. Molten droplets of a metal fuel are dispersed into air or water for a reaction releasing energy for military or other purposes. In one warhead embodiment, a cylinder of solid metal is disposed within a ceramic heat insulator; heaters ofthermite-like material are embedded in the metal.
The term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. Molten droplets of a metal fuel are dispersed into air or water for a reaction releasing energy for military or other purposes. In one warhead embodiment, a cylinder of solid metal is disposed within a ceramic heat insulator; heaters ofthermite-like material are embedded in the metal.