Container systems for high explosive test agents
AssigneeARES, Inc.
InventorClifford E. McLain
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Abstract
A container system which can provide for a wide variety of explosive charge configurations, including a suspended spherical or elliptical charge, using a container system which provides minimum interference with the action of the explosive agent while allowing the use of inexpensive liquid or pourable explosive agents. An important property of the invention is that of introducing a minimum of contamination into the blast field created by the detonation of the explosive agent. Therefor it is an objective of the invention to impose a minimum of non-explosive mass of the container system upon the overall mass of the system and its explosive agents.
Claims9
An explosive container system, for the containment of liquid, unconsolidated, or granular explosive agents, comprising:
- a. one or more consumable container wall segments, which combine a suitable rubber or polymer based explosive with inert internal or external reinforcing cords or fabric, to form a container whose walls can support both tensile and sheer forces,
- b. a set of loops or other attachment means formed by extension of the reinforcing cord or fabric from the edges of said wall segments,
- c. a locking cord for securing the container wall segments to each other,
- d. an air-curing cross-linked polymer based explosive or otherwise consumable filler to seal the securing joints formed by said attachment means and said cord between said consumable container wall segments,
- e. a filling port, said port providing an entry port for the introduction of the explosive agent used to fill the container and a valve controlled means of pressuring the assembled container to facilitate the filling process.
An explosive container system comprising:
- a. a spherical or ellipsoidal bag, constructed of overlapping gores or continuously wound or woven fabric, coated or uncoated,
- b. a suspension system for supporting said bag from a single suspension point,
- a filler port attached to the top of said bag and providing filling access to the bag,
- d. an initiator system providing for the ignition and detonation of the explosive filler placed in said bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.