ignition – TechConnect Briefs

Research in a Novel Integrated Chip of Safe and Initiation Control

Zhao Y., Lou W-Z, Li D.-G., Beijing Institute of Technology, CN

In this paper, we present a novel integrated chip of safe and initiation control which is used to initiate explosive or as a ignitor in a fuze. In view of the limits on shape and [...]

An Innovative Ignition Method using SWCNTs and a Camera Flash

Danczyk S., Chehroudi B., ERC/ Air Force Research Laboratory, US

It was reported in the literature that as-produced single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) ignited when accidentally subjected to a common photographic flash at a close range. This effect was observed for dry and “fluffy” SWCNTs but [...]