Flueric explosive initiation device for a fuel-air explosive bomb

摘要

A flueric initiator for a fuel-air explosive bomb possesses a sealed housing containing a pressurized gas, a plurality of igniter devices and a means for rupturing the housing and ejecting the igniter devices into the atmosphere. Each igniter device consists of a small gas container, a resonance tube, and explosive charge adjacent to the closed end of the resonance tube, and a nozzle connected to the gas container and communicating with the housing plenum through one or more vents. The housing is initially charged to a pressure considerably higher than the functioning pressure of the nozzle-resonance tube combination.