INITIATION OF EXPLOSIVES BY EXPLODING WIRES

Abstract

The effects of circuit resistance and bridgewire length on the initiation of PETN by exploding 1 mil diameter platinum wires were investigated. A one microfarad capacitor charged to 2000 volts was used as the energy source. Increasing circuit resistance reduces the current density and the energy input to the wire lowering the probability of production detonation in PETN. The importance of keeping the extraneous circuit resistance to an absolute minimum is shown.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 1963
Accession Number
AD0431785

Entities

People

  • Howard S. Leopold

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Capacitors
  • Current Density
  • Detonations
  • Exploding Wires
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Maryland
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Resistance
  • Test Fixtures
  • United States
  • Waveforms
  • Waves
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design