Debunkers have been making an issue out of how WTC 7 could have collapsed via controlled demolition without many (or any) incidents of explosive flashes and/or sounds. Well, here is the answer!

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United States Patent Application 20060266204
Kind Code A1
Givens; Richard W. ; et al. November 30, 2006
Thermite charge

Abstract

The present invention provides for cutting operations using linear thermite charges; the charges cut one dimensional or two dimensional geometric shapes; the invention is useful for structure entry or demolition.

Inventors: Givens; Richard W.; (Columbus, OH) ; Klein; Jerome A.; (Raymond, OH) ; Burky; Thomas E.; (Monroe Township, OH) ; Reuther; James J.; (Worthington, OH)
Correspondence Name and Address:

BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
505 KING AVENUE
COLUMBUS
OH
43201-2693
US

Serial No.: 371541
Series Code: 11
Filed: March 8, 2006

U.S. Current Class: 89/1.14; 102/293; 102/332
U.S. Class at Publication: 089/001.14; 102/293; 102/332
Intern'l Class: F42B 15/34 20060101 F42B015/34; F41F 5/00 20060101 F41F005/00
Claims

1. A linear thermite charge apparatus comprising: a. an elongated casing; b. an elongated volume within the casing, wherein a thermite material can be disposed within the volume; and d. one or more linear nozzles in communication with the volume.

2. The linear thermite charge according to claim 1, wherein the volume in the elongated casing contains one or more thermite materials.

3. The linear thermite charge according to claim 1, wherein the volume in the elongated casing contains two or more thermite materials.

4. The linear thermite charge according to claim 1, wherein the linear nozzle comprises a plurality of nozzles.

5. The linear thermite charge according to claim 1, wherein potassium permanganate (KMnO.sub.4) and/or potassium ferrate (K.sub.2FeO.sub.4) are disposed within the volume.

6. The linear thermite charge according to claim 11, further comprising one or more separators within the volume, wherein two or more compartments are formed within the volume.

7. The linear thermite charge according to claim 1, further comprising ah outer casing that at least partially surrounds the casing.

8. The linear thermite charge according to claim 1, wherein the casing comprises a ceramic.

9. The linear thermite charge according to claim 8, wherein at least one compartment comprises fuel and at least one compartment comprises oxidizer.

10. A thermite charge kit comprising: a. a plurality of modular linear thermite charges; b. connectors for connecting the charges and electrical wiring for firing an initiator disposed in each modular linear thermite charge c. mounting mechanisms for mounting the modular linear thermite charges to a surface; d. stud drivers for mounting the modular linear charges to a surface; and e. an ignition system for firing the modular linear thermite charges with the wiring.

11. A method for cutting a material comprising: providing a thermite charge comprising, a. an elongated casing; b. an elongated volume within the casing, wherein a thermite material is disposed within the volume; c. one or more linear nozzles in communication with the volume; d. placing the linear nozzle of the thermite charge against the surface; and e. firing the thermite charge to cut the material.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein a plurality of linear charges are supplied and used to cut the material.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the cutting is augmented by potassium permanganate (KMnO.sub.4) and/or potassium ferrate (K.sub.2FeO.sub.4).

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the cutting is augmented by pressurized gas.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein the cutting is augmented by pressurized air.
Description

[0001] This application claims the benefits of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/659,677 filed Mar. 8, 2005.

[0002] The entire contents of the provisional application are incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The invention relates to thermite charges that are useful for cutting materials including metals, masonry, reinforced concrete, rock, and the like. The invention allows more expeditious and safer material removal, including entry into structures, and structural demolition.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0004] Thermite reactions are well characterized and have been used for a variety of applications, including demilitarization of expended ordnance, quick repair welding of railroad tracks, and cutting applications using lances or burning bars. The thermite reaction is an exothermic reaction that can produce temperatures of more than 4,000.degree. F. These temperatures are well above the melting point of most metals. Boosting the rate of the thermite reaction by flowing a stream of oxygen through the materials can raise the reaction temperature from the normal 4,000.degree. F. to the range of 10,000.degree. F. to 16,000.degree. F. Boosting the temperature to this level greatly reduces the time associated with cutting through a material. In addition, directing the burning particles and gases into a jet through a nozzle allows improved removal of molten metal and deeper penetration into the material.

[0005] Until this time, one-shot thermite-based devices have been used primarily to make point like, circular holes in materials. Sustained thermite cutting technologies, such as burning bars, achieve linear-shaped cuts by expanding on the initial penetrated area and moving away from the initial point of penetration in a line (similar to a conventional cutting torch). By configuring a single-use apparatus and its associated nozzle into a linear or curvilinear arrangement, the shape of the penetration would be lengthened dramatically. Connecting segments of these devices into a desired shape would allow users to determine the dimensions of a breach area or linear cut.

[0006] This thermite-based method will allow operators to penetrate a material in timeframes similar to explosive shape charges without the safety concerns and security risks associated with explosives. In addition, the sustained duration of a thermite jet will more effectively handle discontinuities and interfaces that normally disrupt and dissipate explosively driven shape charge jets. When a linear shaped charge is used for cutting steel on a steel bridge demolition project, a large degree of preparation work must be undertaken to ensure a successful cut or penetration. A "preconditioning" process involves removing overlapped plates and areas of reinforcement with a conventional cutting torch. This process is time consuming, expensive, and dangerous. Conversely, the sustained jet of a thermite charge offers improved performance over multi-plate materials with limited or substantially no preconditioning. The thermite charge's sustained jet also affords a greater assurance in cutting plates of varying thickness, layered plate configurations, and any supporting or reinforcing members that may exist in the middle or on the backside of a material. While the projected thermite charge particle stream is a slower reaction than that of an explosively driven jet, it is very fast from the perspective of the operator. The anticipated timing for material penetration is typically on the order of hundreds of milliseconds.

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So, WHY DO YOU THINK THE DEBRIS FROM THE "CRIME SCENE" WAS, IN CONTRAVENTION TO EXPLICIT LAW, HAULED OFF SO FAST AND SENT TO CHINA??? Maybe, because there would have been found "LINEAR SHAPED CUTS" on it??????????????????

And what about the "rivers of molten steel" that smoldered for weeks after the destruction? That evidence was also hauled away, completely illegally, with no investigation made. No official photographs, no nothing. Thermite easily melts metals, it says here in the patent description!

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And there is a lot, lot, lot, lot more. ANYBODY can read this. And please do. It should lay a multitude of questions to rest......

From a message on the blog this is from: "BTW, for those who don't want to wade through the entirety of the patent application, here are the highlights:"

. . . The thermite reaction is an exothermic reaction that can produce temperatures of more than 4,000.degree. F. These temperatures are well above the melting point of most metals. Boosting the rate of the thermite reaction by flowing a stream of oxygen through the materials can raise the reaction temperature from the normal 4,000.degree. F. to the range of 10,000.degree. F. to 16,000.degree. F. . . .

. . . This thermite-based method will allow operators to penetrate a material in timeframes similar to explosive shape charges without the safety concerns and security risks associated with explosives. . . .

. . . A "preconditioning" process involves removing overlapped plates and areas of reinforcement with a conventional cutting torch. This process is time consuming, expensive, and dangerous. Conversely, the sustained jet of a thermite charge offers improved performance over multi-plate materials with limited or substantially no preconditioning. . . .

. . . While the projected thermite charge particle stream is a slower reaction than that of an explosively driven jet, it is very fast from the perspective of the operator. The anticipated timing for material penetration is typically on the order of hundreds of milliseconds. . . .

. . . Hot reaction products (typically hot thermite reaction products) are ejected from the nozzle under pressure and erode, spall, oxidize or reduce a target material or materials. In some cases the hot reactants react with the target material or materials. . . .

. . . The invention typically allows the cutting of very resistant materials including concrete and contained rebar (reinforced concrete) in a single step using a non-explosive, hot jetting material. . . .

. . . The apparatus and method typically provide for a reaction that provides cutting action in a non-explosive manner. "Non-explosive manner" is defined as a reaction that proceeds below the speed of sound in the reacting material. By proceeding below the speed of sound in the reacting material a shock wave as experienced in explosives is avoided. . . .

. . . Boosting the thermite reactant with a gas-producing solid will create a high-speed flow of hot particles and gases through a nozzle 205 (typically a linear nozzle). This high-temperature/high-velocity flow will allow metal structures to be defeated in a matter of milliseconds. The invention is useful with homogeneous and non-homogeneous structures including steel and concrete. . . .

. . . Integrated attachment mechanisms for fixing the device to a target material or structure are preferred. These mechanisms will allow for quick attachment at any angle and will ensure that the device is firmly anchored to the material. . . .

. . . FIG. 3 illustrates further details of the modular unit 200 and the compartmented unit 202 that contains oxidant and fuel. By this separation, fuel and oxidant will not be sensitive to mechanical, thermal, or electrical sources normally encountered during handling. This is especially beneficial when compared to conventional explosive charges, which can be activated accidentally if not handled properly. . . .

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Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe

http://www.911blogger.com/node/19761

Download peer-reviewed paper

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Formally published in a peer-reviewed Chemical Physics journal, today:

“Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe” by Niels H. Harrit, Jeffrey Farrer, Steven E. Jones, Kevin R. Ryan, Frank M. Legge, Daniel Farnsworth, Gregg Roberts, James R. Gourley and Bradley R. Larsen

The paper ends with this sentence: “Based on these observations, we conclude that the red layer of the red/gray chips we have discovered in the WTC dust is active, unreacted thermitic material, incorporating nanotechnology, and is a highly energetic pyrotechnic or explosive material.”

In short, the paper explodes the official story that “no evidence” exists for explosive/pyrotechnic materials in the WTC buildings.

What is high-tech explosive/pyrotechnic material in large quantities doing in the WTC dust? Who made tons of this stuff and why? Why have government investigators refused to look for explosive residues in the WTC aftermath?

These are central questions raised by this scientific study.

The peer-review on this paper was grueling, with pages of comments by referees. The tough questions the reviewers raised led to months of further experiments. These studies added much to the paper, including observation and photographs of iron-aluminum rich spheres produced as the material is ignited in a Differential Scanning Calorimeter (see Figures 20, 25 and 26).

The nine authors undertook an in-depth study of unusual red-gray chips found in the dust generated during the destruction of the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001. The article states: “The iron oxide and aluminum are intimately mixed in the red material. When ignited in a DSC device the chips exhibit large but narrow exotherms occurring at approximately 430 ˚C, far below the normal ignition temperature for conventional thermite. Numerous iron-rich spheres are clearly observed in the residue following the ignition of these peculiar red/gray chips. The red portion of these chips is found to be an unreacted thermitic material and highly energetic.” The images and data plots deserve careful attention.

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Oooops! I guess when JohnMichael Talboo, who posted that News Item, left Care2 for a break, his News Items were deleted also?

Can someone else please go to that site, and make another News Item out of it? {I don't know how to, I confess!}

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Here's the newly submitted story:

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Thank you, Indio, for re-posting this News Item originally posted by JMT! Please, everybody who Noted the first News Item, that is no longer on Care2, re-Note this one!

{JMT has temporarily, and voluntarily, left Care2 apparently because of his own private stress issues, according to what he has told me; NOT because Care2 has censored him!}

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The PATENT taken out on Thermite, a fairly recent invention many are not familiar with {one reason it was used, of course}; the PATENT APPLICATION tells you ALL THE QUALITIES OF THERMITE: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW.
And, guess what, boys and girls, IT IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO, TO READ. A REAL EYE-OPENER, if you do!!!!!

FYI: Patent for a Pre-9/11 "Thermite destructive device"
"Title:
Thermite destructive device
Document Type and Number:
United States Patent 5698812
Link to this page:
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5698812.html
Abstract:
A destructive device containing a thermite-type composition having a core burning configuration. The device comprises a housing having a top, a bottom, and a thermally insulated liner to maximize the thermal effectiveness of an ignition. The bottom has a circumferential skirt and defines one orifice therein for directing the expulsion of the thermite-type-composition upon ignition, the top has vents which together with the bottom orifice and skirt balance the escape of gas and prevent the device from moving during ignition.

Inventors:
Song, Eugene (Ellicott City, MD, US}
Application Number:
606514
Filing Date:
02/23/1996
Publication Date:
12/16/1997
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Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, DC)"

"Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to destructive devices using thermite reactions and in particular concerns improved means of utilizing such reactions in the destruction of metallic targets.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
For unconventional warfare activities requiring the destruction of machinery and metallic structures, an operational need exists for a device of such simple construction that the user has only to place it in position, start his time delay, and leave. From a tactical standpoint, high heat flux materials such as thermite have the greater advantage of silence; in contrast, high explosives would, without fail, arouse attention in the vicinity of the target area. From an operational and logistic standpoint, a device that is smaller and lighter is a must to assist in lightening the load carried by the soldier and to reduce the number of resupply missions."

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5698812.html

"If I had just paid $20 million for the NIST report, I'd be asking for a refund!... The trouble with the NIST Report is that it isn’t even science because it's not capable of being verified or negated!" -Dr. Frank Greening
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If you read further -- it is AMAZING, how the QUALITIES OF THERMITE fit the otherwise-unexplained-and-unexplainable events of 9/11!
"For..... the destruction of..... metallic structures, an operational need exists for a device of such simple construction that the user has only to place it in position, start his time delay, and leave. From a tactical standpoint, high heat flux materials such as thermite have the greater advantage of silence; in contrast, high explosives would, without fail, arouse attention in the vicinity of the target area....."

That, PLUS the actual physical evidence of the DUST PARTICLES now found..... hmmmm, yeah. HOW can it be denied, NOW???

It should ALSO be noted, that GUESS WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF SECURITY FOR THE WHOLE WTC COMPLEX??????? Exactly HOW did the people putting the Thermite devices IN PLACE, ENTER the buildings, presumably after hours, go thru all sorts of high-tech locking and security devices, avoid being caught on security cameras, avoid setting off all sorts of alarm signals, avoid being stopped by armed guards, avoid bomb-sniffing dogs that we KNOW were patrolling the WTC complex at all times.... HOW, you ask? HOW? {Try entering your local bank after hours.... uh huh.}

I'LL tell you HOW! The firm in charge of all WTC Security, called SECURICOM, had hired GEORGE W. BUSH'S YOUNGER BROTHER, MARVIN BUSH; and his COUSIN, WILT WALKER III; THAT'S how the Thermite-bomb-placers were let in, obviously!
THIS IS ALL PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD AND CAN BE VERIFIED BY ANYONE WHO LOOKS. IT CANNOT BE DENIED. IT IS THERE.

No scruffy terrorist off the street could enter with a heavy bomb package maybe in his backpack unobserved... NOR, for that matter, could the Security Service of any other nation, British MI5, Mossad, Russians, or anyone else, without express permission of Building Security.....

We're talking High Treason here, which in the United States of America, is a Capital Offense, worthy of the Death Penalty..........

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Read about the sexy firefighter who believes in 9/11 conspiracy theories on a {fiction} TV show if you must; but this is for you to have the link to the TRANSLATION of the Danish scientist's article on Thermite, with photographs, etc. It is a little weird in language because it was translated by a computer program; but you will understand it! [This was taken from the group's Front Page]

'Rescue Me' heats up 9/11 conspiracy theories 

 Danish scientist: nano explosive material found in the dust from the World Trade Center 

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'..... results from our analysis is entirely consistent with the fact that it was a controlled demolition of the towers," said Niels Harrit, adding that the explosive-like mixture may have been planted in the buildings.

'thermites can not come from the two planes. Nanothermit be like other explosives placed extremely close to the main beams, while the detonation can be controlled electronically, "says the Niels Harrit.

Photo: The group of authors have found such characteristic red / gray pieces ( 'chips') in all four dust samples were collected in New York immediately after the terrorist attacks 11 September. The red layers contain carbon, oxygen, aluminum, silicon and iron in a proportion according to the authors fit nanothermit. Splinter are magnetic. (Photo: Niels Harrit)

Traces of many tonnes of thermites

The most official study of the attack on the towers 11 September has not analyzed the ruins or dust for thermites, or traces of explosives.

National Institute of Standards and Technology concluded in its report that the molten metal include aluminum from the two planes and that there is not reason to believe that there was any kind of explosives or similar in the two towers.

The authors are really another. In the scientific article telling that a dust sample from which all visible pieces of glass and concrete stored at 0.1% nanothermite. The authors point out that a number of samples before they can provide figures on the total content of dust from the World Trade Center - but, according to Niels Harrit it appears that many tonnes of unreacted thermites "have been spread around in New York streets and apartments after the two towers collapse.

Good to destroy stock

Within the Danish military has a thorough knowledge of normal thermites. Head of explosive ordnance disposal service, Michael Krogh, calling it "a bit of a relic of the Cold War. He says that thermites are good - and is being used - to destroy the stock before it falls into enemy hands.

Michael Krogh unaware nano version, but he may just well imagine that it could be used to tear the building down.

Photo: When ordinary thermites are roasted by forming microscopic balls of iron (picture left). The same kind of bullets were found in large quantity in all samples of dust from the World Trade Center (right). Combined with the discovery of red / gray splinters of the dust getting Niels Harrit to conclude that there "is an indispensable proof" that the thermites were used to demolish WTC down. (Photos: The Open Chemical Physics Journal)

When ordinary thermites are roasted by forming microscopic balls of iron (picture left). The same kind of bullets were found in large quantity in all samples of dust from the World Trade Center (right). Combined with the discovery of red / gray splinters of the dust getting Niels Harrit to conclude that there "is an indispensable proof" that the thermites were used to demolish WTC down. (Photos: The Open Chemical Physics Journal)

'Thermites easily burn through steel and concrete with a few thousand degree temperature. The difficult thing is to get it to burn horizontally, as it is gravity that controls movement. But if you can get it to burn down through the inclined, you could probably get jerndragere to slip and thus destroy the structure," assesses Michael Krogh.'

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"jerndragere" is obviously a Danish word that the computer translator had no equivalent for!

Emphasize that this is a PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION. NOT the silly stuff that was in "Popular Mechanics" {!}; a "popular" magazine which is owned by someone who has family ties to the 9/11 Conspirators that have been identified so far....... and can not remotely be called, a "Peer-reviewed Scientific Publication"; which should tell you something......

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this is very old news

i have seen articles years or more ago by a chemiswt physicits from i think a school in utah where remains from the towers were analysed and traces of thermite wll actually thermate a more powerful version with i think sulpher in it was found

there were explosions the earthquake meter at columbia university up town recorded them, the guy across the river recorded them, the firman talked about thekm, this is all old news

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It's all old but it's all covered up and everyone seems to believe their TVs as much as ever. How about some info about the Mossad and its connection?

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Its Old yip thats true and still pending ! tell us more about Mossad please Sarvo !  

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This is not old news at all, it is true that they have been building this case for a long time, but confirming that  unexploded chips of nanothermitre have been found in the dust is very new and important news. The Rock Creek Free Press has an article in their May edition about the discovery.

http://rockcreekfreepress.tumblr.com/post/98195547/scientists-find-explosives-in-world-trade-center-dust