Explosion simulator and system for generating audio and visual effects

An explosion simulation system for generating multiple cues comprising:

• a shock tube;
• a gas pressure assembly coupled to said shock tube and comprising a gas reservoir for storing pressurized gas and a gas poppet valve for releasing said pressurized gas into said shock tube to generate a bang cue in response to a gas activation signal;
• a gas supply coupled to said gas reservoir for supplying said pressurized gas to said gas reservoir of said gas pressure assembly in response to a fill signal, said gas supply being capable of repeatedly supplying said pressurized gas for multiple bang cues;
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• a control circuit, connected to said gas pressure assembly and said gas supply, for providing said gas activation signal to said gas pressure assembly to release said pressurized gas into said shock tube and for providing said fill signal to said gas supply to supply said pressurized gas to said gas reservoir of said gas pressure assembly.

An explosion simulation system for generating multiple cues comprising:

• a shock tube;
• a gas pressure assembly coupled said shock tube and comprising a gas reservoir for storing pressurized gas and a gas flapper valve for releasing said pressurized gas into said shock tube to generate a bang cue in response to a gas activation signal;
• a gas supply coupled to said gas reservoir for supplying said pressurized gas to said gas reservoir of said gas pressure assembly in response to a fill signal, said gas supply being capable of repeatedly supplying said pressurized gas for multiple bang cues;
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• a control circuit, connected to said gas pressure assembly and said gas supply, for providing said gas activation signal to said gas pressure assembly to release said pressurized gas into said shock tube and for providing said fill signal to said gas supply to supply said pressurized gas to said gas reservoir of said pressure assembly.

An explosion simulation system for generating multiple cues comprising:

• a shock tube;
• a gas pressure assembly coupled to said shock tube and comprising a gas reservoir for storing pressurized gas and a gas rotary valve for releasing said pressurized gas into said shock tube to generate a bang cue in response to a gas activation signal;
• supply coupled to said gas reservoir for supplying said pressurized gas to said gas reservoir of said gas pressure assembly in response to a fill signal, said gas supply being capable of repeatedly supplying said pressurized gas for multiple bang cues;
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• a control circuit, connected to said gas pressure assembly and said gas supply, for providing said gas activation signal to said gas pressure assembly to release said pressurized gas into said shock tube and for providing said fill signal to said gas supply to supply said pressurized gas to said gas reservoir of said gas pressure assembly.

A multiple explosion simulation system comprising:

• a housing;
• a plurality of shock tubes positioned in said housing;
• a plurality of gas pressure assemblies positioned in said housing adjacent to and associated with said plurality of shock tubes, each of said gas pressure assemblies being capable of releasing pressurized gas into at least one of said shock tubes associated therewith to generate a bang cue from said associated at least one shock tube;
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• a control circuit connected to said plurality of gas pressure assemblies for sequentially activating at least one of said plurality of said gas pressure assemblies such that said pressurized gas is released into associated shock tubes to generate a corresponding sequence of bang cues.