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US5472647A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method for preparing anhydrous tetrazole gas generant compositions

Assignee: Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems LLC
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Filing: 1994-01-07
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Granted: 1995-12-05
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Expires: 2014-01-07
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Abstract

Abstract A present method involves preparing an anhydrous gas generant by forming a quantity of granulated anhydrous gas generating material into a shaped charge wherein the gas generating material is an oxidizer and at least one fuel selected from the group consisting of tetrazoles. More particularly, a preferred method involves preparing an anhydrous gas generating composition by preparing a slurry of gas generating material which comprises oxidizer particles larger than 1 micron and fuel particles larger than 1 micron wherein the oxidizer is selected from the group consisting of a metal peroxide, an inorganic nitrate, an inorganic nitrite, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, an inorganic chlorate, an inorganic perchlorate, or a mixture thereof, and the fuel is selected from the group consisting of tetrazoles; granulating the slurry to obtain granules of a selected weight average particle size; drying the granules to an anhydrous condition; and pelletizing the anhydrous granules.

Inventors

  • 👤 Reed J. Blau
  • 👤 Gary K. Lund

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 08:38
CPC Classifications
C; C06; C06D; C06D5/00; C06D5/06; C06B; C06B21/00; C06B21/0033; C06B21/0066; C06B43/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim 119 words
A method for preparing anhydrous gas generants comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a mixture of oxidizer particles having a number average particle size of about 1 micron to about 20 microns and fuel particles having a number average particle size of about 1 micron to about 100 microns wherein the fuel is at least one fuel species selected from the group consisting of tetrazoles in a medium selected from the group consisting of alcohol, ketone, water, and mixtures thereof; (b) agglomerating the mixture to obtain particles having a weight average particle size of about 100 mesh to about 14 mesh; (c) drying the agglomerate to obtain anhydrous particles; and (d) shaping the anhydrous particles into a desired shape.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 119 words
A method for preparing anhydrous gas generants comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a mixture of oxidizer particles having a number average particle size of about 1 micron to about 20 microns and fuel particles having a number average particle size of about 1 micron to about 100 microns wherein the fuel is at least one fuel species selected from the group consisting of tetrazoles in a medium selected from the group consisting of alcohol, ketone, water, and mixtures thereof; (b) agglomerating the mixture to obtain particles having a weight average particle size of about 100 mesh to about 14 mesh; (c) drying the agglomerate to obtain anhydrous particles; and (d) shaping the anhydrous particles into a desired shape.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 41 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein step (a) said medium is water, the mixture contains about 20% to about 50% by weight water, and the water has a pH of about 5 to about 11 before the mixture is prepared.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 39 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein said tetrazole is selected from the group consisting of (i) 5-aminotetrazole, a salt thereof, or a complex thereof, (ii) bis-(1(2)H-tetrazol-5-yl)-amine, a salt thereof, or a complex thereof, and (iii) a mixture thereof.
Claim 5
Independent Claim 13 words
A method according to claims 3, wherein the fuel is 5-aminotetrazole or bis-(1(2)H-tetrazol-5-yl)-amine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 24 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein said oxidizer is selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, metal hydroxides or a mixture thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 30 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein said oxidizer is an oxide or hydroxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of copper, molybdenum, bismuth, manganese, cobalt and iron.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 15 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein said oxidizer is copper oxide or copper hydroxide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 11 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein said oxidizer is CuO.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 28 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said oxidizer is a metal oxide or a metal hydroxide which is a transition metal oxide or a transition metal hydroxide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 15 words
A method according to claim 9, wherein said oxidizer is copper oxide or copper hydroxide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 20 words
A method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of protecting the shaped anhydrous particles from exposure to water.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 77 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the medium is water, the mixture contains about 20% to about 50% by weight water, and the water has a pH of about 5 to about 11 before being combined with the fuel and/or oxidizer particles, and wherein step (c) the drying is conducted at a temperature below about 150° C. and the anhydrous particles have a weight average particle size of from about 14 mesh to about 30 mesh.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 27 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein the fuel particles have a number average particle size in the range of about 10 microns to about 40 microns.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 21 words
A method according to claim 13, wherein said oxidizer particles have a number average particle size greater than about 3 microns.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 39 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein the tetrazole is selected from the group consisting of (i) 5-aminotetrazole, a salt thereof, or a complex thereof, (ii) bis-(1(2)H-tetrazol-5-yl)-amine, a salt thereof, or a complex thereof, and (iii) a mixture thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 42 words
A method according to claim 15, wherein the fuel particles have a number average particle size in the range of about 10 microns to about 40 microns, and the oxidizer particles have a number average particle size greater than about 3 microns.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 23 words
A method according to claim 15, wherein the oxidizer is selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, metal hydroxides, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 30 words
A method according to claim 15, wherein said oxidizer is an oxide or hydroxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of copper, molybdenum, manganese, bismuth, cobalt and iron.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 30 words
A method according to claim 15, wherein said oxidizer is an oxide or hydroxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of copper, molybdenum, bismuth, manganese, cobalt and iron.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 28 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein said oxidizer is a metal oxide or a metal hydroxide which is a transition metal oxide or a transition metal hydroxide.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 30 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein said oxidizer is an oxide or hydroxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of copper, molybdenum, bismuth, manganese, cobalt and iron.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 55 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein step (a) the fuel is present in a fuel effective amount in the range of from about 10 to about 50 percent by weight, and said oxidizer is present in an effective oxidizing amount in the range of from about 90 percent to about 50 percent by weight.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 20 words
A method according to claim 12, further comprising the step of protecting the shaped anhydrous particles from exposure to water.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 18 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the mixture in step (a) or step (b) includes a binder.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim 15 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein steps (b) and (c) are carried out concurrently.
Claim 27
Independent Claim 172 words
A method for preparing anhydrous gas generants comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a mixture of oxidizer particles having a number average particle size of about 1 micron to about 20 microns and fuel particles having a number average particle size of about 10 microns to about 40 microns wherein the oxidizer is selected from the group consisting of a metal peroxide, an inorganic nitrate, an inorganic nitrite, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, an inorganic chlorate, an inorganic perchlorate, or a mixture thereof, the fuel is at least one tetrazole selected from the group consisting of (i) 5-aminotetrazole, a salt thereof, or a complex thereof, (ii) bis-(1(2)H-tetrazol-5-yl)-amine, a salt thereof, or a complex thereof, and (iii) a mixture thereof in at least about 20% by weight and up to about 40% by weight water; (b) granulating the mixture to obtain granules having a weight average particle size of about 100 mesh to about 14 mesh; (c) drying the granules to obtain anhydrous granules; and (d) pelletizing the anhydrous granules into pellets.
Claim 28
Independent Claim 172 words
A method for preparing anhydrous gas generants comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a mixture of oxidizer particles having a number average particle size of about 1 micron to about 20 microns and fuel particles having a number average particle size of about 10 microns to about 40 microns wherein the oxidizer is selected from the group consisting of a metal peroxide, an inorganic nitrate, an inorganic nitrite, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, an inorganic chlorate, an inorganic perchlorate, or a mixture thereof, the fuel is at least one tetrazole selected from the group consisting of (i) 5-aminotetrazole, a salt thereof, or a complex thereof, (ii) bis-(1(2)H-tetrazol-5-yl)-amine, a salt thereof, or a complex thereof, and (iii) a mixture thereof in at least about 20% by weight and up to about 40% by weight water; (b) granulating the mixture to obtain granules having a weight average particle size of about 100 mesh to about 14 mesh; (c) drying the granules to obtain anhydrous granules; and (d) pelletizing the anhydrous granules into pellets.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim 20 words
A method according to claim 26, further comprising the step of protecting the shaped anhydrous particles from exposure to water.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim 20 words
A method according to claim 26, wherein a binder is added during any one of steps (a), (b), or (c).
Claim 31
Dependent Claim 16 words
A method according to claim 26, wherein a mold release agent is added at step (c).

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