A review of the mechanism by which EBW detonators function

Technical Report · Thu Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1484607· OSTI ID:1484607

Rae, Philip John  ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

An introduction to exploding bridge wire EBW detonators is given followed by an extensive critical review of open source literature pertaining to these devices. The aim is to better establish the mechanism of operation. Some authors state that the key mechanism is shock-to-detonation (SDT) while others maintain it is deflagration-to-detonation (DDT), or a complex combination of both. Many authors fail to specifically explain what they mean by these often misappropriated terms.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: 89233218CNA000001
• OSTI ID: 1484607
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-18-31181
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English