Castable illuminant flare composition and method for making flare body therewith
Abstract
Abstract A FLARE BODY FOR A PARACHUTE TYPE FLARE PROVIDING SUPERIOR BRILLIANCE AND SUSTAINED OUTPUT OF ILLUMINATION EVER AFTER 14 DAYS OF 24-HOUR TEMPERATURE CYCLING BETWEEN -65 AND 165*F. IS OBTAINED BY MEANS OF A NOVEL, CASTABLE ILLUMINANT FLARE COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN UNCURED, HIGH OXYGEN CONTENT LIQUID POLYMERIC BINDER MATERIAL, PARTICULARLY A LIQUID SATURATED POLYESTER POLYMER/ LIQUID EPOXY RESIN SYSTEM, WHICH IS LOADED INTO A FLARE BODY CASING LINED ON ITS INNER BOTTOM AND SIDE SURFACES WITH AT LEAST PARTIALLY CURED LINER MATERIAL COMPRISING THE BINDER MATERIAL AND FURTHER COMPRISING AN ANCHOR SHEET MATERIAL BONDED COMPLETELY ON ITS INNER SURFACE TO THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE LINER AND ON ITS OUTER SURFACE TO THE INNER CASING WALL ESSENTIALLY ONLY BY A RELATIVELY NARROW ANCHOR STRIP OF MATERIAL RUNNING FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CASING. THE LOADED CASING AND ITS CONTENTS THEN ARE HEATED TO CURE THE POLYMERIC BINDER MATERIAL IN THE COMPOSITION, LINER AND ANCHOR STRIP.
Inventors
- 👤 Vern Thomas Dinsdale
- 👤 Russell Reed Jr
- 👤 Robert E Meyer
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