CHARACTERIZATION OF SQUIB MK 1 MOD 0. CAPACITOR DISCHARGE SENSITIVITY INSTRUMENTATION

Abstract

Instruments and techniques have been developed to determine the statistical distribution function for the sensitivity of electro-explosive devices such as the Squib Mk 1 when fired by the capacitor discharge method. The design of the system has been oriented toward minimum distributed resistance and capacity without excessive distributed inductance. The control of input energy is better than + or - 0.5%. The upper and lower limits of energy transfer have been determined for various input energies and are presented in equation and in tabular form. Monitoring, by cathode ray oscillography and with an ergmeter, permitted the measurement of the firing system efficiency and the detection of switching anomalies, which, in turn permitted the correction and censoring of data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 10, 1961
Accession Number
AD0253541

Entities

People

  • J. N. Ayres

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circuit Analysis
  • Circuits
  • Distribution Functions
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Radiation
  • Resistance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Waveforms
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Statistical inference.