ENHANCED BRIDGE IGNITOR FOR IGNITION OF EXPLOSIVE AND ENERGETIC MATERIALS AND METHOD OF USE

摘要

An enhanced ignitor for initiating a quantity of pyrotechnic, explosive or energetic material including a multistage device in which the semiconductor bridge ignitor is activated by an electrical circuit and the ignitor in turn activates an energy-generating component which upon activation, alloys, crystallizes or otherwise reacts to create sufficient ignition energy to cause the pyrotechnic explosive or energetic material to ignite.