Shock initiation of explosive pellets at low temperature. [PETN, PBX-9407, HNS-1]
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Electrically-driven flyer plates have been used to initiate the high explosives PETN, PBX-9407 and HNS-1 at 194/sup 0/K and 77/sup 0/K. Electrically-exploded aluminum foils accelerated 51-..mu..m thick plastic flyer plates to impact the explosive pellets. The flyer-plate components and the explosive pellets were cooled to the desired temperature by immersing them in dry ice (194/sup 0/K) or liquid nitrogen (77/sup 0/K). Two firing systems were used. In one system a 0.6..mu..F capacitor supplies…
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Date:
February 7, 1979
Creator:
Gilman, D.S.
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