Design, fabrication and performance test of an integrated exploding foil initiator system

The integration method of exploding foil initiator system (EFIs) used to be researched to broaden its application range in military and aerospace in the last few decades. In order to lower the firing voltage below 1 kV, an integrated EFIs with enhanced energy efficiency was designed. Corresponding e...

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Main Authors: Zehao Wang, Pengfei Xue, Qingxuan Zeng, Mingyu Li
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2024-12-01
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description The integration method of exploding foil initiator system (EFIs) used to be researched to broaden its application range in military and aerospace in the last few decades. In order to lower the firing voltage below 1 kV, an integrated EFIs with enhanced energy efficiency was designed. Corresponding exploding foil initiator chips were fabricated in batch via micro electromechanical systems technology by integrating a unified foil, a flyer layer and a barrel on a glass substrate successively, meanwhile its package of the whole system was proposed at a volume of 2.194 cm3. The structural parameters were determined by predicted performance including flyer velocity, impact behavior and conduction property via the proposed theoretical models and the static electric field simulation. As expect, this integrated EFIs exhibited excellent functions, which could accelerate the flyer to a terminal velocity over 4 km/s and preeminently initiate HNS-IV pellet at a circuit of 0.24 μF/0.9 kV. Furthermore, the theoretical design, fabrication and performance test have been all included to validate the feasibility of this integrated EFIs that was beneficial for its commercial development in the future.
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spelling doaj-art-36707a833c1d4cb78e22eb5dc046500e2025-08-20T02:38:59ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Defence Technology2214-91472024-12-014212513510.1016/j.dt.2024.06.012Design, fabrication and performance test of an integrated exploding foil initiator systemZehao Wang0Pengfei Xue1Qingxuan Zeng2Mingyu Li3State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China; Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621900, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China; Corresponding author.The integration method of exploding foil initiator system (EFIs) used to be researched to broaden its application range in military and aerospace in the last few decades. In order to lower the firing voltage below 1 kV, an integrated EFIs with enhanced energy efficiency was designed. Corresponding exploding foil initiator chips were fabricated in batch via micro electromechanical systems technology by integrating a unified foil, a flyer layer and a barrel on a glass substrate successively, meanwhile its package of the whole system was proposed at a volume of 2.194 cm3. The structural parameters were determined by predicted performance including flyer velocity, impact behavior and conduction property via the proposed theoretical models and the static electric field simulation. As expect, this integrated EFIs exhibited excellent functions, which could accelerate the flyer to a terminal velocity over 4 km/s and preeminently initiate HNS-IV pellet at a circuit of 0.24 μF/0.9 kV. Furthermore, the theoretical design, fabrication and performance test have been all included to validate the feasibility of this integrated EFIs that was beneficial for its commercial development in the future.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914724001545Exploding foil initiator systemIntegrationPlanar trigger switchMicro electromechanical systemsFlyer velocityShock initiation
spellingShingle Zehao Wang
Pengfei Xue
Qingxuan Zeng
Mingyu Li
Design, fabrication and performance test of an integrated exploding foil initiator system
Defence Technology
Exploding foil initiator system
Integration
Planar trigger switch
Micro electromechanical systems
Flyer velocity
Shock initiation
title Design, fabrication and performance test of an integrated exploding foil initiator system
title_full Design, fabrication and performance test of an integrated exploding foil initiator system
title_fullStr Design, fabrication and performance test of an integrated exploding foil initiator system
title_full_unstemmed Design, fabrication and performance test of an integrated exploding foil initiator system
title_short Design, fabrication and performance test of an integrated exploding foil initiator system
title_sort design fabrication and performance test of an integrated exploding foil initiator system
topic Exploding foil initiator system
Integration
Planar trigger switch
Micro electromechanical systems
Flyer velocity
Shock initiation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914724001545
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