Device for firing energetic materials such as pyrotechnics or explosives
AssigneeDiehl Munitionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG
InventorErnst-Christian Koch
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Abstract
A device for firing energetic materials (14) such as pyrotechnics or explosives, including a firing composition (12) for the energetic materials (14) and an UV-radiation source (16) for irradiating the firing composition (12), wherein the UV-radiation source (6) possesses a piezo-luminescence element (18) in order to provide a current-less and electromagnetically interference-secure firing device.
Claims2
A device for firing energetic materials (14) such as pyrotechnics or explosives comprising a firing composition (12) and an UV-radiation source (16) for irradiating the firing composition (12), and wherein the UV-radiation source (16) comprises a piezo-luminescence element (18), said piezo-luminescence element (18) being formed by a solid-state body which is capable of implementing piezo-luminescence by X-ray-induced disturbance of the crystal lattice of said solid-state body.
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