A Proposed Minimum Safety Criteria for Equipment Used to Test Bridgewire Continuity of Electro-Explosive Devices.

Abstract

To ensure a greater level of reliability and safety in the use of Electro-Explosive Devices (EEDs), it is necessary to measure the continuity of the device's bridgewire. However, the electrical equipment used to measure these parameters is sometimes capable of causing premature detonation of the EED or desensitization of the igniter resulting in a dud. This report describes minimum design criteria proposed for electrical equipment that can be used to safely test the EEDs. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA166348

Entities

People

  • Mitchell A. Guthrie

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bibliographies
  • Circuits
  • Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors
  • Construction
  • Design Criteria
  • Detonations
  • Electric Power
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Electronic Components
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Igniters
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Rocket Propulsion.