Ammunition and explosives – Blasting – Contained blasting charge
Patent
1989-02-03
1990-07-03
Brown, David H.
Ammunition and explosives
Blasting
Contained blasting charge
1022754, 102313, 102332, F42B 300
Patent
active
049381431
ABSTRACT:
A booster for high efficiency initiation of an explosive material comprising a body portion having substantially tapered sides and a substantially flat interface surface at the larger end of the body portion extending generally laterally thereof for contacting the explosive material. A plurality of passageways may be formed in the booster to receive a means for detonating same. When compared with traditional cylindrical boosters of either equal weight or equally sized interface surfaces, the disclosed booster resulted in shorter run-up distance and a more effective release of explosive energy. Although numerous geometric configurations of the booster are disclosed, a presently preferred embodiment thereof takes the shape of a conical frustum, the larger planar surface of which is to be oriented as the interface surface toward the explosive material to be detonated.
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Levan Robert W.
Thomas Ronald D.
Brown David H.
Trojan Corporation
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