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:
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- (Albuquerque, NM)
- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- AT&T
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866046
- Patent Number(s):
- 4621577
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F41 - WEAPONS F41B - WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F42 - AMMUNITION F42C - AMMUNITION FUZES
- 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. Wed .
"Miniature plasma accelerating detonator and method of detonating insensitive materials". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866046.
@article{osti_866046,
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.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1986},
month = {1}
}
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