Year: 2009
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: We present a simple and inexpensive explosive line wave generator which has been designed using commercial sheet explosive and plane wave lens concepts. The line wave generator is constructed using PETN‐ and RDX‐based sheet explosive for the slow and fast components, respectively, and permits the creation of any desired line width. A series of experiments were performed on a 100‐mm design, measuring the detonation arrival time at the output of the generator using a streak camera. An iterative technique was used to adjust the line wave generator's slow and fast components, so as to minimize the arrival time deviation. Preliminary tests achieved a wavefront simultaneity of 100 ns with a 7.0 mm/μs detonation wave. Designs, test results, and concepts for improvements are discussed.
Source: AIP conference proceedings
DOI: 10.1063/1.3295158
Institution: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Language: English
Subfield: Control and Systems Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2080193774