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Title: Miniature plasma accelerating detonator and method of detonating insensitive materials

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Albuquerque, NM
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
AT&T
OSTI Identifier:
866046
Patent Number(s):
US 4621577
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-76DP00789
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
miniature; plasma; accelerating; detonator; method; detonating; insensitive; materials; explosives; comprises; pair; parallel; rail; electrodes; connected; power; supply; shorting; generated; accelerated; impact; projectile; arranged; rails; alternative; arrangement; coaxial; electrode; construction; relates; electrodes connected; power supply; sensitive material; coaxial electrode; sensitive materials; parallel rail; detonator comprises; /102/89/

Citation Formats

Bickes, Jr., Robert W., Kopczewski, Michael R, and Schwarz, Alfred C. Miniature plasma accelerating detonator and method of detonating insensitive materials. United States: N. p., 1986. Web.
Bickes, Jr., Robert W., Kopczewski, Michael R, & Schwarz, Alfred C. Miniature plasma accelerating detonator and method of detonating insensitive materials. United States.
Bickes, Jr., Robert W., Kopczewski, Michael R, and Schwarz, Alfred C. 1986. "Miniature plasma accelerating detonator and method of detonating insensitive materials". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866046.
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title = {Miniature plasma accelerating detonator and method of detonating insensitive materials},
author = {Bickes, Jr., Robert W. and Kopczewski, Michael R and Schwarz, Alfred C},
abstractNote = {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.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/866046}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986}
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