STUDY ON SURFACE INITIATION OF EXPLOSIVES
Abstract
In response to a continued military demand for controlled explosive wave shaping, this study was undertaken to establish basic conditions and to demonstrate the feasibility of an explosive system capable of being initiated uniformly along its entire surface. It has been demonstrated that under favorable conditions the simultaneity of detonation of a system consisting of surface-confined lead azide sheet, initiated by the radiation from an argon flash-bomb, approaches 0.2 microseconds for plane or for hemicylindrical geometry. it is believed that this simultaneity can be improved if techniques for bonding the azide sheet to its confinement are improved. Even without further improvement, the proposed system of surface initiation is capable of providing valuable information in the heretofore experimentally inaccessible region of simultaneous loading of curved structures.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0803859
Entities
People
- Jeffrey M. Roth
Organizations
- SRI International