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sympathetic detonation

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sympathetic detonation [‚sim·pə′thed·ik ‚det·ən′ā·shən]
(engineering)
Explosion caused by the transmission of a detonation wave through any medium from another explosion.
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Then, if yon Stauffenberg had left the second, unprimed bomb in his briefcase (he took it with him and discarded it), it might have exploded due to sympathetic detonation and provided the force necessary to kill Hitler.
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The aim here is to use explosives and propellants that will only detonate if triggered by their own very specific fuze-controlled detonators, but are impervious to heat, sympathetic detonation (an explosion as could be provoked by a sabotage action against an arsenal, for example), cook-off (remember the USS Iowa in 1989?
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A sympathetic detonation test involves several munitions that have been placed in their packaged configuration and stacked close together as they would be for transport or storage.
Insensitive munitions testing: protecting ourselves from our ... by Forrester, Robert M.; Duncan, Kendal M. / Army Logistician
 
 
 
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