DEVELOPMENT OF THE XM88 ELECTRIC PRIMER

Abstract

A button-type, 50-millisecond delay primer, designated Primer, Electric: XM88, was developed for incorporation in the PD, T212E6 and PD, XM566 Fuzes. Groups of primers were function tested (at extreme and ambient temperatures) after water immersion, environmental conditioning, ballistic firing and subjection to 30,000 Gs, with the primer contact pin forward and base forward. The development t fulfills the requirements for a delay initiator to be used in parallel with a superquick initiator, but the problem of sealing exists with the design of the plug assembly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0408747

Entities

People

  • Ruth E. Trezona

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Assembly
  • Detonators
  • Electric Detonators
  • Electric Primers
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Explosives Initiators
  • Firing Mechanisms (Munitions)
  • Fuzes (Ordnance)
  • Mine Components
  • Mine Fuzes
  • Mines (Ordnance)
  • Munitions
  • New Jersey
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Point Detonating Fuzes

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.