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Title: SCB initiator

Abstract

A detonator for high explosives initiated by mechanical impact includes a cylindrical barrel, a layer of flyer material mechanically covering the barrel at one end, and a semiconductor bridge ignitor including a pair of electrically conductive pads connected by a semiconductor bridge. The bridge is in operational contact with the layer, whereby ignition of said bridge forces a portion of the layer through the barrel to detonate the explosive. Input means are provided for igniting the semiconductor bridge ignitor.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1176664
Patent Number(s):
H001366
Application Number:
07/321659
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-76DP00789
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 1989 Feb 28
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; statutory invention registration

Citation Formats

Bickes Jr., Robert W., Renlund, Anita M., and Stanton, Philip L. SCB initiator. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Bickes Jr., Robert W., Renlund, Anita M., & Stanton, Philip L. SCB initiator. United States.
Bickes Jr., Robert W., Renlund, Anita M., and Stanton, Philip L. Tue . "SCB initiator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1176664.
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