SBIR/STTR Research Award
Development of Nonanitroterphenyl (NONA) Explosive for Exploding Foil Initiators (EFI)
Award amount
$67,716Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1997Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- REYNOLDS SYSTEMS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- DDFNTY13J939
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
The objective of this project is to develop Nonanitroterphenyl (NONA) as a Plastic Bonded Explosive that can be detonated from an Exploding Foil Initiator. Initial testing by Reynolds Industries has indicated a threshold voltage less than HNS or PETN when initiated by an EFI. NONA has improved safety characteristics and better temperature stability than many of the presently used secondary explosives.The program will formulate a recrystalization process for NONA to obtain a crystal size and shape which will result in the lowest possible threshold with standard EFI's.The program will then develop a plastic coating process such that the material can be pelletized in an automatic press for strength and low cost production.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Insensitive Munitions Compliant Initiation System
- Insensitive Munitions Compliant Initiation System
- Focused Miniature Ordnance Technologies
- Microscale Ordnance Technologies for Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs)
- Insensitive Munitions Compliant Initiation System
Research funding history
22 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1988–2014). Reported award amounts total $6,608,644. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration