LINEAR SHAPED CHARGE ELECTRO-EXPLOSIVE (LSCe) DEVICE WITH A BACKSIDE BOOSTED INITIATION

A linear shaped charge electro-explosive (LSCe) device, comprising:

• a non-fluted linear shape charge (LSC) including a housing oriented along an axis, a main charge formed in the housing and compressed to form a single, contiguous V-shaped channel whose apex lies along the axis and a single solid V-shaped liner in direct contact with the surface of the main charge,
• a booster charge having a lower surface in direct and intimate contact with a portion of the main charge opposite the apex of the V-shaped channel and within the housing,
• a wave shaper embedded in the booster charge or main charge opposite the apex of the V-shaped channel,
• an initiator in direct contact with an upper surface of the booster charge within the housing,
• wherein the initiator detonates in response to an electric stimulus to produce a shockwave with a wave front that detonates and propagates through the booster charge to magnify the shockwave, which in turn detonates and propagates through the main charge to further magnify the shockwave, wherein said wave shaper flattens the wave front of the magnified shockwave as it propagates through the main charge to collapse the solid V-shaped liner and projects forward a shaped charge jet.

A linear shaped charge electro-explosive (LSCe) device, comprising:

• a non-fluted linear shape charge (LSC) including a housing oriented along an axis, a main charge formed in the housing and compressed to form a V-shaped channel whose apex lies along the axis and a solid V-shaped liner in direct contact with the surface of the main charge,
• a booster charge having a lower surface in direct and intimate contact with a portion of the main charge opposite the apex of the V-shaped channel and within the housing,
• an initiator in direct contact with an upper surface of the booster charge within the housing,
• wherein at least the entire LSCe device except the initiator include the housing, the solid V-shaped liner, the main charge, and booster charge are integrally created via additive manufacturing,
• wherein the initiator detonates in response to an electric stimulus to produce a shockwave that detonates and propagates through the booster charge magnifying the shockwave, which in turn detonates and propagates through the main charge to further magnify the shockwave that collapses the solid V-shaped liner and projects forward a shaped charge jet.