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Jesse J Sabatini1, James M Raab, Ronald K Hann
1US Army RDECOM-ARDEC, Pyrotechnics Technology and Prototyping Division, Building 1515, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806, USA. jesse.sabatini@us.army.mil
Abstract:
The development of perchlorate-free hand-held signal illuminants for the US Army's M195 green star parachute is described. Compared with the perchlorate-containing control, the optimized perchlorate-free illuminants were less sensitive toward various ignition stimuli while offering comparable burn times and visible-light outputs. The results were also important from the perspective of civilian fireworks because the development of perchlorate-free illuminants remains an important objective of the commercial fireworks industry.
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