摘要 |
High explosive compositions having favorable oxygen balances for use in confined volume, underwater, underground, and other limited oxygen environments, are disclosed. The disclosed explosives include an energetic binder, an oxidizer, a reactive 'metal, and a high explosive. The ingredients are combined in. concentrations such that the explosive composition has an equivalence ratio in the range from 1 to 3 as determined by the NASA Lewis thermo-chemical equilibrium computer software SP-273. The resulting explosives do not rely on external oxygen to combust the metal efficiently as do conventional warhead fills. |