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Title: Data Analysis for Explosive Firesets

Abstract

I analyzed the data from various detonators at different initial voltages to find the RLC values (resistance, inductance, capacitance) of the fireset. The data I was given contained a current and voltage for each time value taken on nanosecond intervals. From this, I was able to make plots of several variables to try and find which if any of variables correlated with a burst or a go. These results will allow us to fully understand what is required to achieve a burst in the bridgewire so that we can know what is safe or what will never cause detonation. We may also be able to predict the outcome of using the same fireset with different detonators or with different sizes or materials of bridgewire.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1207761
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-15-26000
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
Military Technology, Weaponry, & National Defense(45); Energy Sciences

Citation Formats

Barks, Thomas A. Data Analysis for Explosive Firesets. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.2172/1207761.
Barks, Thomas A. Data Analysis for Explosive Firesets. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1207761
Barks, Thomas A. 2015. "Data Analysis for Explosive Firesets". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1207761. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1207761.
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title = {Data Analysis for Explosive Firesets},
author = {Barks, Thomas A.},
abstractNote = {I analyzed the data from various detonators at different initial voltages to find the RLC values (resistance, inductance, capacitance) of the fireset. The data I was given contained a current and voltage for each time value taken on nanosecond intervals. From this, I was able to make plots of several variables to try and find which if any of variables correlated with a burst or a go. These results will allow us to fully understand what is required to achieve a burst in the bridgewire so that we can know what is safe or what will never cause detonation. We may also be able to predict the outcome of using the same fireset with different detonators or with different sizes or materials of bridgewire.},
doi = {10.2172/1207761},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1207761}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
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