INITIATION OF EXPLOSIVES BY EXPLODING WIRES. 8. SURVEY TO DETERMINE EXPLOSIVES CAPABLE OF INITIATION AT MODERATE VOLTAGE LEVELS

Abstract

The explosives: PETN, TNETB, RDX, HNAB, DINA, BTNES, HNH, and HMX can be initiated high order by a 2-mil diameter gold wire exploded by a 1-microfarad capacitor charged to 4000 volts. These explosives are rated as fairly sensitive secondary explosives by the impact test. PETN exhibits the fastest build-up to detonation of the explosives that initiated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 17, 1965
Accession Number
AD0476199

Entities

People

  • Howard S. Leopold

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combustion
  • Detonations
  • Diameters
  • Dynamics
  • Energy
  • Exploding Wires
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Ignition
  • Impact Tests
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Petn
  • Rdx
  • Test Fixtures

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Rocket Propulsion.