DESIGN TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE THE HAZARD OF INADVERTENT FIRING IN ELECTROEXPLOSIVE DEVICES BY ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY

Abstract

Accidental firings of electroexplosive devices can result from electrical sources such as static discharges, sneak currents, and currents generated by thermoelectric action, galvanic action, and electromagnetic induction. Military propellants, explosives, and explosive devices use electrical initiation almost exclusively and hence are subject to inadvertent actuation by spurious electrical currents. It is incumbent upon deities and to incorporate into the designs of weapons and weapon systems measures for protection against such accidents. Methods devised or proposed for alleviation of electromagnetic hazards are discussed, and suggestions are made for the incorporation of preventive measures in the initial design of weapon systems. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0256949

Entities

People

  • Russell N. Skeeters

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Electromagnetic Induction
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Galvanic Corrosion
  • Hazards
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Propellants
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Rocket Propulsion.