A composition that includes a fuel and a perfluoropolyether (PFPE) is disclosed. The composition may be used as a flare composition in a countermeasure device. Countermeasure devices including the flare composition are also disclosed, as are methods of forming grains of the countermeasure device.

A method for producing xylenes from a heavy reformate feed includes the steps of introducing the heavy reformate feed and a hydrogen feed to a dealkylation reactor, reacting the heavy reformate feed with the hydrogen gas in the presence of the dealkylation catalyst in the dealkylation reactor to produce a dealkylation effluent, introducing the dealkylation effluent to a splitter unit, separating the dealkylation effluent into a light gas stream, a toluene stream, a benzene stream, a C9 aromatics stream, a C10+ aromatics stream, and a mixed xylene stream in the splitter unit, introducing the toluene stream, the C9 aromatics stream, and a hydrogen stream into a transalkylation reactor, reacting the toluene stream and the C9 aromatics stream in the presence of the transalkylation catalyst to produce a transalkylation effluent, introducing the transalkylation effluent to the splitter unit, and separating the transalkylation effluent in the splitter unit.

Tracer ammunition for tracking the trajectory and/or the impact of projectiles in the target generally contains pyrotechnics. These pyrotechnics demonstrate various disadvantages, wherein the most serious is the continued burning of the pyrotechnics, even after penetration of the projectile in the target. This causes an increased risk of fire and acute injuries. A mixture of light metal and a carbon-containing substrate, ignites during firing of a projectile and burns during its flight by means of air oxygen introduced into the combustion chamber by way of tear-off edges, and produces a tracer that extinguishes in the target.

Tracer ammunition for tracking the trajectory and/or the impact of projectiles in the target generally contains pyrotechnics. These pyrotechnics demonstrate various disadvantages, wherein the most serious is the continued burning of the pyrotechnics, even after penetration of the projectile in the target. This causes an increased risk of fire and acute injuries. A mixture of light metal and a carbon-containing substrate, ignites during firing of a projectile and burns during its flight by means of air oxygen introduced into the combustion chamber by way of tear-off edges, and produces a tracer that extinguishes in the target.

A method for making a pyrotechnic composition in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology includes flowing metal powder, polytetrafluoroethylene powder, and binder powder in separate respective feed streams toward an extruder. The binder powder includes adhesive material and polytetrafluoroethylene anticaking material coating the adhesive material. The method further includes interspersing the metal powder, the binder powder, and the fluoropolymer powder to form a mixture. This mixture is then subjected to an extrusion process during which the anticaking material coating the adhesive material is disrupted. This releases the adhesive material to bind together the metal powder and the polytetrafluoroethylene powder in the extrudate. The powder mixture includes no solvent at any time between being formed and being extruded, yet the extrudate is well-mixed and cohesive.

A fuel source shaving device and method(s) of use is described. Embodiments of the fuel source shaving device can include, but is not limited to, a housing, a blade, and a bore passing through the housing. The fuel source shaving device can be implemented to create ribbons and/or shavings of material from a fuel source to aid in starting a fire.

A fuel source shaving device and method(s) of use is described. Embodiments of the fuel source shaving device can include, but is not limited to, a housing, a blade, and a bore passing through the housing. The fuel source shaving device can be implemented to create ribbons and/or shavings of material from a fuel source to aid in starting a fire.

A composition that includes a fuel and a perfluoropolyether (PFPE) is disclosed. The composition may be used as a flare composition in a countermeasure device. Countermeasure devices including the flare composition are also disclosed, as are methods of forming grains of the countermeasure device.

A composition that includes a fuel and a perfluoropolyether (PFPE) is disclosed. The composition may be used as a flare composition in a countermeasure device. Countermeasure devices including the flare composition are also disclosed, as are methods of forming grains of the countermeasure device.

A composition that includes a fuel and a perfluoropolyether (PFPE) is disclosed. The composition may be used as a flare composition in a countermeasure device. Countermeasure devices including the flare composition are also disclosed, as are methods of forming grains of the countermeasure device.