THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRIC SPARK DISCHARGES IN MIXTURES OF HIGH- EXPLOSIVE AND ALUMINUM POWDERS

A method is described for obtaining the average resistance of a spark discharging through a granular conductive mix in a non-oscillating discharge system. The spark resistance is a linear function of the spark gap width for a given electrode arrangement. The resistance is relatively independent of t...

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Main Author: Liddiard, Jr, T P
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ALUMINIZED EXPLOSIVES
ALUMINUM
Ammunition and Explosives
CARBOHYDRATES
CIRCUITS
DETONATIONS
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
EXPLOSIVES
MEASUREMENT
POWDER METALS
RDX
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Summary:A method is described for obtaining the average resistance of a spark discharging through a granular conductive mix in a non-oscillating discharge system. The spark resistance is a linear function of the spark gap width for a given electrode arrangement. The resistance is relatively independent of the density of the mix over the range 0.7 to 0.9 ohm.