Explosive device
Device that creates a violent release of energy
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- A. Diatomaceous earth (or any other type of absorbent material) soaked in nitroglycerin
- B. Protective coating surrounding the explosive material
- C. Blasting cap
- D. Wire connected to the blasting cap
An explosive device is a device that relies on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide a violent release of energy.[1]
Applications of explosive devices include:
- Building implosion (demolition)
- Excavation
- Explosive forming
- Explosive welding
- Mining of minerals
- Murder
- Assassination
- Riot control
- Terrorism
- War
Types of explosive devices include:
- Explosive weapon
- Anti-personnel mine
- Artillery shells
- Bomb
- Grenade
- Improvised explosive device
- Land mine
- Nuclear explosive device
- Unexploded ordnance
- Naval mine
- Car bomb
- Letter bomb
- Stun grenade
- Smoke grenade
- Some pyrotechnics
- Explosively pumped flux compression generator
- Explosive-driven ferroelectric generator
References
- ^ "Explosive Device - an overview". ScienceDirect. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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