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New Kind of Detonator: The Slapper.

UCRL77639

Publication Date	1976
Personal Author	Stroud, J. R.
Page Count	20
Abstract	A new kind of detonator has been developed by the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. It operates by exploding a thin metal foil, which accelerates a plastic film across a gap to impact on a high-density secondary explosive. It requires more power than the conventional exploding bridgewire detonator, but firing units of reasonable size have been built and demonstrated. It offers advantages of inexpensive construction and enhanced safety. It can comply with MIL-STD-1316A in-line. (ERA citation 01:017189)
Keywords	Chemical explosives Detonators Design Fabrication Safety Exploding foils ERDA/450100
Source Agency	US Energy Research and Development Administration
NTIS Subject Category	79A - Ammunition, Explosives, & Pyrotechnics
Corporate Authors	California Univ., Livermore. Lawrence Livermore Lab.; Energy Research and Development Administration.
Supplemental Notes	Annual meeting of the fuze section, ammunition technology division, American defense preparedness association, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, United States of America (USA), 6 Apr 1976.
Document Type	Conference Proceedings
NTIS Issue Number	197622
Contract Number	W-7405-ENG-48

New Kind of Detonator: The Slapper.

New Kind of Detonator: The Slapper.
UCRL77639

Publication Date	1976
Personal Author	Stroud, J. R.
Page Count	20
Abstract	A new kind of detonator has been developed by the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. It operates by exploding a thin metal foil, which accelerates a plastic film across a gap to impact on a high-density secondary explosive. It requires more power than the conventional exploding bridgewire detonator, but firing units of reasonable size have been built and demonstrated. It offers advantages of inexpensive construction and enhanced safety. It can comply with MIL-STD-1316A in-line. (ERA citation 01:017189)
Keywords	Chemical explosives Detonators Design Fabrication Safety Exploding foils ERDA/450100
Source Agency	US Energy Research and Development Administration
NTIS Subject Category	79A - Ammunition, Explosives, & Pyrotechnics
Corporate Authors	California Univ., Livermore. Lawrence Livermore Lab.; Energy Research and Development Administration.
Supplemental Notes	Annual meeting of the fuze section, ammunition technology division, American defense preparedness association, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, United States of America (USA), 6 Apr 1976.
Document Type	Conference Proceedings
NTIS Issue Number	197622
Contract Number	W-7405-ENG-48