DEVICE FOR ACTION ON SUBSTANCE WITH HIGH-PRESSURE SHOCK WAVES Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: examination of properties of substances under action of high pressure. SUBSTANCE: device is composed of cylindrical metal ampule with cavity for placement of examined substance, explosive charge with initiating unit is positioned on outer surface of ampule. Charge is composed of high-rate and low- rate explosives. First part of charge overlaps zone of location of cavity, second part borders on it. Initiating unit is placed on free butt of explosive charge. EFFECT: device makes it possible to subject substances to load of shock wave in preserved ampule and to keep them for subsequent analysis under loading pressures up to several Mb. 2 dwg