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The exploding-bridgewire detonator (EBW, also known as exploding wire detonator) is a type of detonator used to initiate the detonation reaction in explosive materials, similar to a blasting cap because it is fired using an electric current. EBWs use a different physical mechanism than blasting caps, using more electricity delivered much more ...
Top: small nonel detonator with 2 ms delay for chaining nonel tubes; middle: class B SPD detonator; bottom: class C SPD detonator Inserting detonators into blocks of C-4 explosive. A detonator is a device used to make an explosive or explosive device explode. [1]
(A) Slapper detonator's pellet or flyer impacts a wider area of surface on the explosive output charge, and even though energy is lost to the sides of the area impacted, a cone of explosive is efficiently compressed. (B) EBW detonators only initiate a single point, and energy is lost in all directions, making the energy transfer less efficient.
The exploding wire method or EWM is a way to generate plasma that consists of sending a strong enough pulse of electric current through a thin wire of some electrically conductive material. The resistive heating vaporizes the wire, and an electric arc through that vapor creates an explosive shockwave .
A railway detonator, (torpedo in North America) or fog signal is a coin-sized device that is used as a loud warning signal to train drivers. It is placed on the top of the rail , usually secured with two lead straps, one on each side.
President Biden says the New Orleans attacker acted alone, and had a remote detonator for explosives before driving a pickup truck into a crowd of people, killing 14 and injuring 35 on New Year's Day.
The (IED/EOD) TALON Carries sensors and a robotic manipulator, which is used by the U.S. Military for explosive ordnance disposal and disarming improvised explosive devices. Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) : SUGVs are lightweight, rugged, specialized systems suitable for military applications in congested urban settings to give users the ...
A common chemical used for explosives was discovered in a Texas storage locker linked to the U.S. Army veteran who killed 14 people and injured more than two-dozen when he plowed into New Year’s ...