Project Gutenberg 2008-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 227 Stull, Bertram O. U.S. Patent 4,293,314: Gelled Fuel-Air Explosive October 6, 1981. Produced by Gerard Arthus, David Gutierrez and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "U.S. Patent 4,293,314: Gelled Fuel-Air Explosive" by Bertram O. Stull is a scientific publication written in the late 20th century. This patent details an innovative method involving the use of 1,2-butylene oxide as a fuel for fuel-air explosive weapons. The publication is primarily focused on improving the safety and handling properties of fuel for these explosives. The content of the patent outlines the advantages of substituting 1,2-butylene oxide for traditional fuels like ethylene oxide and propylene oxide. Stull explains that this chemical is significantly less toxic and easier to handle, as it has a higher boiling point and lower vapor pressure. The document discusses both neat liquid and gelled forms of 1,2-butylene oxide, emphasizing that when gelled with agents such as silicon dioxide, it remains dispersible and safely usable in explosive applications. The patent claims improvements in safety, storage, and overall usability of fuel-air explosive devices by utilizing this new fuel option. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Explosives TP Text Category: History - Warfare Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry Category: Engineering & Technology 36384 2025-10-11T04:02:10.907547 text/html 32867 2021-01-03T21:41:43 text/html 98646 2025-10-11T04:02:15.898079 application/epub+zip 97239 2025-10-11T04:02:13.790526 application/epub+zip 69946 2025-10-11T04:02:12.710529 application/epub+zip 224126 2025-10-11T04:02:17.396036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217221 2025-10-11T04:02:15.231020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149784 2022-08-12T06:50:08.147469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29559 2025-10-11T04:02:10.659552 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29432 2021-01-03T21:41:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29451 2021-01-03T21:41:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 102864 2007-12-11T09:30:26 application/octet-stream 404437 2007-12-11T09:30:30 application/octet-stream 21221 2025-10-11T04:02:17.533012 application/rdf+xml 16987 2025-10-11T04:02:13.199533 image/jpeg 3832 2025-10-11T04:02:12.954515 image/jpeg 10292 2021-01-03T21:41:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 11567 2021-01-03T21:41:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 10281 2021-01-03T21:41:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 95831 2025-10-11T04:02:10.911544 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog