Insensitive fuze train for high explosives
Abstract
A generic insensitive fuze train to initiate insensitive high explosives, such as PBXW-124. The insensitive fuze train uses a slapper foil to initiate sub-gram quantities of an explosive, such as HNS-IV or PETN. This small amount of explosive drives a larger metal slapper onto a booster charge of an insensitive explosive, such as UF-TATB. The booster charge initiates a larger charge of an explosive, such as LX-17, which in turn, initiates the insensitive high explosive, such as PBXW-124.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869106
- Patent Number(s):
- 5275106
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F42 - AMMUNITION F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- insensitive; fuze; train; explosives; generic; initiate; pbxw-124; slapper; foil; sub-gram; quantities; explosive; hns-iv; petn; amount; drives; larger; metal; booster; charge; uf-tatb; initiates; lx-17; insensitive explosive; larger metal; sensitive explosive; fuze train; insensitive fuze; /102/
Citation Formats
Cutting, Jack L, Lee, Ronald S, and Von Holle, William G. Insensitive fuze train for high explosives. United States: N. p., 1994.
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Cutting, Jack L, Lee, Ronald S, & Von Holle, William G. Insensitive fuze train for high explosives. United States.
Cutting, Jack L, Lee, Ronald S, and Von Holle, William G. Sat .
"Insensitive fuze train for high explosives". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869106.
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title = {Insensitive fuze train for high explosives},
author = {Cutting, Jack L and Lee, Ronald S and Von Holle, William G},
abstractNote = {A generic insensitive fuze train to initiate insensitive high explosives, such as PBXW-124. The insensitive fuze train uses a slapper foil to initiate sub-gram quantities of an explosive, such as HNS-IV or PETN. This small amount of explosive drives a larger metal slapper onto a booster charge of an insensitive explosive, such as UF-TATB. The booster charge initiates a larger charge of an explosive, such as LX-17, which in turn, initiates the insensitive high explosive, such as PBXW-124.},
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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