Miniature plasma accelerating detonator and method of detonating insensitive materials

Patent · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:866046

Kopczewski, Michael R ^[1]; Schwarz, Alfred C ^[1]

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1. Albuquerque, NM

The invention is a detonator for use with high explosives. The detonator comprises a pair of parallel rail electrodes connected to a power supply. By shorting the electrodes at one end, a plasma is generated and accelerated toward the other end to impact against explosives. A projectile can be arranged between the rails to be accelerated by the plasma. An alternative arrangement is to a coaxial electrode construction. The invention also relates to a method of detonating explosives.

• Research Organization: AT & T CORP
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4621577
• OSTI ID: 866046
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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