Semiconductor bridge, SCB, ignition of energetic materials
Sandia National Laboratories` semiconductor bridge, SCB, is now being used for the ignition or initiation of a wide variety of exeoergic materials. Applications of this new technology arose because of a need at the system level to provide light weight, small volume and low energy explosive assemblies. Conventional bridgewire devices could not meet the stringent size, weight and energy requirements of our customers. We present an overview of SCB technology and the ignition characteristics for a number of energetic materials including primary and secondary explosives, pyrotechnics, thermites and intermetallics. We provide examples of systems designed to meet the modern requirements that sophisticated systems must satisfy in today`s market environments.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 466727
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-97-0188C; CONF-970495-1; ON: DE97004639
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Western State section of the Combustion Institute meeting, Livermore, CA (United States), 14-15 Apr 1997; Other Information: PBD: [1997]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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