RESEARCH STUDY ON THE SURFACE INITIATION OF EXPLOSIVES

Abstract

To fill a continued military demand for con trolled explosive wave shaping, this study was undertaken to establish basic conditions for explosive systems capable of being initiated uniformly over their entire surface, and to demonstrate the functioning of the proposed system for simple geometries. This investigation is a continuation of that started under AFSWC TR-61-59. The proposed system consists of PVA lead azide initiated by radiation from an argon flash bomb. In addition to lead azide, the sug gested explosive train consists of PETN and Comp B. Uniformity of initiation in this train is quite good, but can undoubtedly be improved if lead azide in sheet form becomes available. Because sheet azide was unavailable, the applica bility of the proposed system has not been de monstrated for curved explosive surfaces, but it is believed that surface initiation of curved surfaces can be achieved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0410851

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey M. Roth

Organizations

  • SRI International

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Composite Materials
  • Crown Glass
  • Equations
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Trains
  • Explosives
  • Geometry
  • Heat Energy
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Optics
  • Particle Size
  • Radiation
  • Three Dimensional

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