A simple line wave generator using commercial explosives
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
We present a simple and inexpensive explosive line wave generator has been designed using commercial sheet explosive and plane wave lens concepts. The line wave generator is constructed using PETN and RDX based sheet explosive for the slow and fast components respectively. The design permits the creation of any desired line width. A series of experiments were performed on a 100 mm design, measuring the detonation arrival time at the output of the generator using a streak camera. An iterative technique was used to adjust the line wave generator's slow and fast components, so as to minimize the arrival time deviation. Designs, test results, and concepts for improvements will be discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- OSTI ID:
- 991272
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-09-04893; LA-UR-09-4893; TRN: US201021%%150
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: APS Shock Compression of Condensed Matter ; June 28, 2009 ; Nashville, TN
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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