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Detonator performance characterization using multi-frame laser schlieren imaging

  • S. A. Clarke
  • , C. D. Landon
  • , M. J. Murphy
  • , M. E. Martinez
  • , T. A. Mason
  • , K. A. Thomas

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Abstract

Several experiments that are part of a phased plan to understand the evolution of detonation in a detonator from initiation shock through run to detonation to full detonation to transition to booster and booster detonation will be presented. High speed laser schlieren movies have been used to study several explosive initiation events, such as exploding bridgewires (EBW), exploding foil initiators (EFI) (or slappers), direct optical initiation (DOI), and electrostatic discharge (ESD). Additionally, a series of tests have been performed on "cut-back" detonators with varying initial pressing (IP) heights. We have also used this diagnostic to visualize a range of EBW, EFI, and DOI full-up detonators. Future applications to other explosive events such as boosters and IHE booster evaluation will be discussed. The EPIC hydrodynamic code has been used to analyze the shock fronts from the schlieren images to reverse calculate likely boundary or initial conditions to determine the temporal-spatial pressure profile across the output face of the detonator. LA-UR-05099.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationShock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2009 - Proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Pages663-666
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
EventConference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, 2009 APS SCCM - Nashville, TN, United States
Duration: Jun 28 2009Jul 3 2009

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1195
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceConference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, 2009 APS SCCM
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNashville, TN
Period06/28/0907/3/09

Keywords

  • Detonators
  • EPIC
  • Genetic algorithms
  • Schlieren

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