title: High-nitrogen-based pyrotechnics: longer- and brighter-burning, perchlorate-free, red-light illuminants for military and civilian applications.
abstract: The full-up prototype testing of perchlorate-free, hand-held, signal illuminants for the US Army's M126A1 red star parachute hand-held signal is described. Compared to the perchlorate-containing control, the disclosed illuminants yielded excellent stabilities toward various ignition stimuli while offering superior pyrotechnic performance. Militarily, the illuminants provided further evidence that development of smaller hand-held signal items in an environmentally conscious way is a realistic and obtainable goal. The results are also important from the perspective of civilian fireworks, as the development of brighter, longer-burning, and environmentally compatible red-light-emitting pyrotechnics is now possible.
authors.affiliation: US Army RDECOM-ARDEC, Pyrotechnics Technology and Prototyping Division, Building 3124, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, USA. jesse.sabatini@us.army.mil
authors.forename: Jesse J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sabatini
authors.forename: Amita V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Nagori
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Reddy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Damavarapu
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Klapötke