Characterization of Jets From Exploding Bridge Wire Detonators

Abstract

A combined experimental and numerical study was conducted to characterize the jets form small exploding bridge wire detonators, which are small shaped charges. Two- and three-dimensional numerical results are compared to the experimental data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA433795

Entities

People

  • Daniel R. Scheffler
  • Matthew S. Burkins
  • William P. Walters

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Detonators
  • Experimental Data
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosively Formed Penetrators
  • Explosives
  • Free Flight
  • Geometry
  • Leading Edges
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Bonded Explosives
  • Shaped Charges
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • X Ray Flash
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.