US Patent 4,293,314:
Gelled Fuel-Air Explosive
United States Patent [19]
Stull
[11] 4,293,314
[45] Oct. 6, 1981
[54] GELLED FUEL-AIR EXPLOSIVE METHOD
[75] Inventor: Bertram O. Stull, Ridgecrest, Calif.
[73] Assignee:  The United States of America as represented by theSecretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C. 
[21] Appl. No.: 111,453
[22] Filed: Jan. 11, 1980
  • [51] Int. Cl.3C10L 7/00
  • [52] U.S. Cl.44/7 A; 44/7 R;
44/7 D; 102/90; 102/363
  • [58] Field of Search102/90; 44/7 R, 7 E, 44/7 D, 7 A
[56] References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
  • 3,539,311  11/1970 Cohen et al.44/7 A
  • 3,634,157  1/1972 Batson44/7 E
  • 3,685,453  8/1972 Hawrick102/90
  • 3,730,093  5/1973 Cummings102/90
  • 3,795,556  3/1974 Sippel et al.44/7 E
  • 3,955,509  3/1976 Carlsen102/90
  • 3,994,696  11/1976 Adicoff44/7 A
  • 4,157,928  6/1979 Falterman et al.102/90
Primary Examiner—Edward A. Miller
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—R. S. Sciascia; W. Thom Skeer; Lloyd E. K.Pohl 
[57] ABSTRACT
1,2-Butylene oxide as a fuel for a fuel air explosive weapon. The oxidemay be used either as a pure liquid or gelled with a gelling agent such assilicon dioxide, particulate carbon or aluminum octoate. 
3 Claims, No Drawings
GELLED FUEL-AIR EXPLOSIVE METHOD
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention 5 
This invention relates to fuels for fuel air explosive weapons. Moreparticularly, this invention relates to a method for causing an explosioncomprising the steps of dispersing a cloud of liquid fuel in the air anddetonating the cloud wherein the cloud is composed of particles of 10 gelled orungelled 1,2-butylene oxide. 
1. Description of the Prior Art 
Fuel air explosive weapons are now well known. A typical example of one isdepicted in U.S. Pat. No. 3,955,509 which was issued to Gary A. Carlson on May15 11, 1976. 
Fuel air explosive weapons may be described as devices which, uponactivation, cause liquid fuel particles to be dispersed in the form of adetonable cloud in the air and then detonate the cloud. 20 
A number of fuels have been used in fuel air explosive weapons. Among theseare ethylene oxide and propylene oxide. Because of the ease with which is cloudof ethylene oxide or propylene oxide can be detonated, these two materials arethe most commonly used. However, 25 these fuels have certain drawba                        
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