Monitoring of explosive/pyrotechnic performance.

Abstract

Utilization of performance monitoring techniques for acceptance, lot qualification, and comparison testing, as well as to provide engineering guidelines for systems design. Test techniques and apparatus have been developed to evaluate the performance of squibs, initiators, gas generating cartridges, detonators, and linear explosives for aerospace applications. A variety of devices has been tested in each of these apparatuses, including the Apollo Standard Initiator, the Apollo End Detonating Cartridge, and the mild detonating fuse and flexible linear shaped charge.