Device and Method for Controlled Fragmentation by Means of Temperature-Activatable Notch Charges
AssigneeTDW Gesellschaft fuer verteidigungstechnische Wirksysteme mbH
InventorMarkus GRASWALD
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Abstract
A device for the controlled breakdown of the shell of a warhead, wherein, by exploiting the hollow charge effect, the shell is substantially weakened and/or penetrated in the affected areas, thus enabling fragments of a desired size to form.
Claims26
A device for the controlled breakdown of a shell of a warhead comprising:
- a blasting charge;
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- at least one notch charge comprising an energetic material and configured to weaken and breakdown the shell of the warhead in a controlled manner, wherein the notch charge can be activated by exposure to a temperature typically occurring during combustion reactions and/or deflagrations of the blasting charge.
A method for the controlled breakdown of a shell of a warhead, comprising denotatively igniting a notch charge by exposure to a high temperature and under exploitation of a deflagration-to-detonation transition effect, wherein the shell is weakened by a notch effect such that a controlled breakdown into fragments is enabled.
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