Plane wave generator

Plane wave generator

A plane wave generator is a cone-shaped charge made of two different explosives that is used as a contact charge to generate a plane impact during load tests. The detonation speed of the cone jacket (1) (e.g. Composition B , cast, 39%  TNT  + 60%  RDX  + 1%  wax :) is greater than that of the inner cone (2) (e.g. TNT, cast:) . The opening angle of the cone results from ${\displaystyle v_{1}=7980\,\mathrm {m/s} }$ ${\displaystyle v_{2}=6930\,\mathrm {m/s} }$ ${\displaystyle \alpha }$

${\displaystyle \cos(\alpha )={\frac {v_{2}}{v_{1}}}}$ .

See also

• Cutting charge
• Shaped charge

Web links

• Plane Wave Generator Calculations (accessed July 3, 2020)
• Strings in plane wave backgrounds (accessed July 3, 2020)