5 Journées Scientifiques Paul Vieille

5th Journées Scientifiques Paul Vieille
ENSTA (Paris) – 16 / 17 October 2006
1945-2005 – Sixty years of modern pyrotechnics
DRAFT PROGRAM
(proposed topics)
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The state of the art at the end of World War II
Opening lecture on the state of the art in the field of pyrotechnics in 1945
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1 session: Initiation of pyrotechnic devices
From fulminate to “green” primers and from black powder to Z-PP, from pearls to laser …
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Primary explosives, compositions for primers and initiators, squibs, detonators, medium energy
initiators, high energy initiators, exploding bridgewire detonators (EBW), slapper detonators,
programmable electronic detonators, opto-pyrotechnic devices ...
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2 session: Pyrotechnic chains : to transfer, dispatch, command, forbid …
From safety fuse to pyrotechnic systems…
RDX/Lead, HNS/Alu detonating cords, delay composition and cords, leakless transfer lines, through
bulkhead transmission, pyrotechnic logic modules safety and arming units, …
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3 session: Functions– inflating, separating, pushing …
…From the "V1" explosive bolt to the shockless and leakless separation device, from offshore buoyancy to safety airbag …
Explosive bolts, shackles, cutters, actuators, perforators, valves, gas generators …
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4 session: Applications
From defense to space and automotive industries
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5 session: Characterization of pyrotechnic devices
From destructive tests to statistical methods and non destructive tests…
Reliability, safety, aging, qualification, type classification …
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Scientific Committee: Pierre THEBAULT (Société Etienne Lacroix) - Président, Joël ASTIER (EADS/ST),
Robert BELMAS (CEA), Paul-Philippe CORD (SEVA), Hervé GRAINDORGE (SNPE Matériaux énergétiques ),
Yann GUELOU (CNES), Dominique LITAISE (ISL), Jean-Pierre MAZER (MBDA), Nicolas-Jean OGLOBLINSKY
(DCSSF)
Organization Committee: Hubert ZANTE (Sfepa) - Président,
Jean Claude ADENIS (CEA), René AMIABLE, Patrice BRET (CRHST), Alain BROCART, Jean-Paul KONRAT,
Nicolas-Jean OGLOBLINSKY (DCSSF), Paul RIGAIL