Method and system utilizing a laser for explosion of an encased high explosive
US6460459B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B33/065
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for exploding a high explosive material confined in a casing which includes the steps of generating a laser beam; directing the laser beam toward a location on a surface of the casing; and irradiating the surface location with the laser beam a sufficient length of time to explode the high explosive material.
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