29-12-2012, 04:35 PM
EXPLOSIVES, DETONATORS AND I.E.Ds
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I. INTRODUCTION
When we hear the words explosive, detonators, i.e.ds, what is the first picture that crosses our mind of course blood, fire, destruction, charred bodies? That is the most obvious thing in the world I guess. Every person is affectedat least once by this. If not physically then at least mentally. So all my life it has been a great matter of concern for me that what is so great about the construction of a bomb that such a small thing can take so many lives. So after spending a considerable amount of time and my brain I have finally found my answer. So this paper is actually based on my findings and a brief knowledge about the construction of bombs.
THE WORD I.E.D
The word i.e.d may sound very cute and simple but it is the word that strikes fear in the mind of every single soldier and every single government in the world. Vastly popularized by the al-Qaeda and now used by every single terrorist group in the world. But what actually is an i.e.d?
DETONATOR
As the name suggests, detonator is a device which causes detonation. A detonator is a simple electric device which is actually has small electric circuit to create a flash in the charge powder thus causing explosion in the main explosive. The figure below shows different types of detonators.
THE NEW DETONATOR DESIGN
After studying all the detonator designs and conducting some of my own practical experiments, I have come up with a new and innovative design of detonator.
But first of all it is necessary to know why I developed a new detonator.
The entire above stated detonator designs require high amount of potential difference to create the amount of heat. The first three detonators use 9 V D.C. while the last detonator requires a huge 36V D.C.
But the design that I came up with is quite simple and it requires just 1.5V D.C.
The detonator design is nothing but a small torch bulb with its glass cover removed. This is connected to a battery and brought in contact with ammonium nitrate in a closed glass container.