Single Event Fuel-Oxidizer Explosive System (SEFOES)

ABSTRACT: Physical Sciences Inc., Sandia National Laboratories and BAE Systems-Ordnance Systems proposed to design, develop, and demonstrate an innovative"Single Event Fuel-Oxidizer Explosive"(SEFOES) to augment the fuel-air explosion of JP-10. This technology will enable smaller weapon systems to deliver lethal impulses with comparable lethal performance of the larger systems they will replace. SEFOES design is based on augmenting the fuel-air mixture while simultaneously achieving uniform ignition of the vaporized/aerosol cloud of JP-10 in a single event. In Phase I, we will design using state-of-the-art modeling and simulation our SEFOES device using strict mass and volume design constraints to assess its lethality prior to its demonstration. The SEFOES design developed in Phase I will be assembled and tested to assess its blast overpressure performance as a function of distance including its lethality. At the end of Phase I, we will have demonstrated the feasibility of SEFOES as a function of its configuration to ensure compatibility with the munition delivery system. In Phase II prototypes will be produced and evaluated with the objective of transitioning to Next Gen Cruise Missile or similar for further system development and demonstration in Phase III. BENEFIT: Demonstration of SEFOES device for application in liquid based munition systems will have multiple applications throughout the DoD weapon development programs and commercial industry. Integration of our device onto several ongoing weapon system procurement for UAVs and the Next Gen Cruise Missile will augment their capabilities for maximum mission flexibility.