Produced by Gerard Arthus, David Gutierrez and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net US Patent 4,293,314: Gelled Fuel-Air Explosive United States Patent [19] [11] 4,293,314 Stull [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 the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C. [21] Appl. No.: 111,453 [22] Filed: Jan. 11, 1980 [51] Int. Cl.^3 ................................ C10L 7/00 [52] U.S. Cl. ............................ 44/7 A; 44/7 R; 44/7 D; 102/90; 102/363 [58] Field of Search ................ 102/90; 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 Batson ................... 44/7 E 3,685,453 8/1972 Hawrick .................. 102/90 3,730,093 5/1973 Cummings ................. 102/90 3,795,556 3/1974 Sippel et al. ............ 44/7 E 3,955,509 3/1976 Carlsen .................. 102/90 3,994,696 11/1976 Adicoff .................. 44/7 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 oxide may be used either as a pure liquid or gelled with a gelling agent such as silicon 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. More particularly, this invention relates to a method for causing an explosion comprising the steps of dispersing a cloud of liquid fuel in the air and detonating the cloud wherein the cloud is composed of particles of 10 gelled or ungelled 1,2-butylene oxide. 1. Description of the Prior Art Fuel air explosive weapons are now well known. A typical example of one is depicted in U.S. Pat. No. 3,955,509 which was issued to Gary A. Carlson on May 15 11, 1976. Fuel air explosive weapons may be described as devices which, upon activation, cause liquid fuel particles to be dispersed in the form of a detonable cloud in the air and then detonate the cloud. 20