EP2431704B1 - Procédé d'ouverture, de désamorçage et/ou de combustion de bombes ou d'armes contenant de l'explosif - Google Patents

Procédé d'ouverture, de désamorçage et/ou de combustion de bombes ou d'armes contenant de l'explosif Download PDF

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EP2431704B1
EP2431704B1 EP11007635.3A EP11007635A EP2431704B1 EP 2431704 B1 EP2431704 B1 EP 2431704B1 EP 11007635 A EP11007635 A EP 11007635A EP 2431704 B1 EP2431704 B1 EP 2431704B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B33/00—Manufacture of ammunition; Dismantling of ammunition; Apparatus therefor
    • F42B33/06—Dismantling fuzes, cartridges, projectiles, missiles, rockets or bombs

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  • the invention relates to a method for opening, defusing and / or burning explosive-containing bombs or projectiles and a use. It can also be a variety of types on funded and unburned ammunition.
  • the fundmunition is heavily corroded as a result of corrosion of the metal housing and the attached thereto Ignition devices are also in a desolate condition, so that they can not be dismantled from a bomb then safely.
  • At least one plasma torch is used when opening the metal housing of a bomb or a projectile.
  • temperatures in the plasma jet of a plasma torch can prevail at temperatures of up to 30,000 ° C.
  • an opening of the metal housing can take place without the contained explosive being able to develop its explosive effect in a dangerous form.
  • Just these high temperatures make it possible to form a sufficiently large opening in the metal housing in a very short time, which has a free cross-section, in which a pressure compensation, which occurs by a chemical reaction of the explosive, can be achieved.
  • the chemical reaction can not be explosive, but much slower and the explosive can be flamed or simply burned / burned out.
  • a plasma torch can also be used in bombs or projectiles, in which only explosives remain in the metal housing.
  • a thickness determination of the housing of a bomb or bullet should be made. This can be done on the basis of ammunition data sheets. In this case, the respective bomb or a projectile or any other type of ammunition is taken, what can also be done by video technology and then the corresponding data of the type determined in this way can be taken from the respective ammunition data sheet. A thickness determination can also be made by ultrasonic thickness measurement. With the determined thickness then the one or more plasma torches can be operated in a suitable manner. This relates to the operating parameters and it may also be the size and position of trainees openings to be chosen accordingly.
  • one or more plasma torches with a circular cutting device. This can be remote controlled.
  • One or more plasma torches are arranged eccentrically on the circle cutting device and can be moved along a circular path during cutting. Several plasma torches can be arranged at equal angular distances from each other. For two plasma torches it can be 180 °.
  • the procedure should be such that an opening is formed in the metal housing, which has at least one free open cross section of 100 mm 2 , advantageously at least 100 cm 2 , to allow the desired pressure equalization. This should be achieved in a time ⁇ 10 s, preferably ⁇ 6 s. Of course, an opening with a larger free cross section can be formed in a correspondingly short time in the metal housing.
  • the plasma torch is moved accordingly. It can be moved translationally and / or pivoted, so that the position is hit by the plasma jet on the metal housing is changed. However, it should be done so that a completely through the wall of the metal housing opening is trained.
  • One or more apertures to be formed may be formed with a size that may be selected as an explosive depending on the size of the entire envelope surface of a bomb or projectile.
  • a size in the range of 1/4 to 1/1000, preferably 1 ⁇ 2 to 1/100 of the lateral surface can be cut out.
  • a discharge opening for a possible pressure equalization through the housing can be formed.
  • Cut-out housing parts can be removed or otherwise removed with suitable manipulators.
  • magnets or elements working with negative pressure can be used.
  • a plasma torch can be guided by a robot and preferably be remotely controlled. In this case, it is convenient to use a video camera for manual remote control. Plasma torches and / or robots can be controlled.
  • a shield can be used around or over the bomb or a projectile in order to reduce the risk of an undesired explosion.
  • a shield can be used around or over the bomb or a projectile in order to reduce the risk of an undesired explosion.
  • can thick-walled conical steel body are used, which can be placed next to and / or on each other.
  • Plasma torches in particular suitable for cutting, can be used in the invention.
  • These can also be those in which an electrode is arranged directly on the plasma burner and the workpiece, here in the specific case that is a bomb or a projectile is electrically connected so that it forms the second electrode for plasma formation.
  • plasma torch with indirect operation or designed for cutting electrically non-conductive workpieces plasma torch with an arranged between a nozzle and a bomb or a projectile outside the nozzle of the plasma torch, can be inserted into the plasma jet Additional electrode, to be preferred.
  • a trained for cutting electrically non-conductive workpieces plasma torch is in DE 10 2005 039 070 A1 described. Such a trained plasma torch can be used in the invention.
  • Plasma is a thermally highly heated electrically conductive gas, which consists of positive and negative ions, electrons and excited and neutral atoms and molecules.
  • plasma gas are different gases, eg. As the monatomic argon and / or the diatomic gases hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen or air used. These gases ionize and dissociate through the energy of the plasma arc.
  • the plasma jet can be greatly influenced in its parameters by the design of the nozzle and electrode. These parameters of the plasma jet are e.g. the beam diameter, the temperature, energy density and the flow velocity of the gas. This allows a good adaptation to be achieved in the method according to the invention, as may be required, for example, in the different bombs or projectiles. Especially with bombs, the different types and the different metal housing can be considered with their thicknesses and materials.
  • Plasma torches in which a secondary gas is used in addition to the plasma gas can be used in the invention.
  • the secondary gas can be enveloped by a correspondingly designed nozzle design of a plasma torch surrounding the plasma jet, in the direction of the bomb or projectile surface, for example as a ring beam.
  • a plasma cutting torch is used as a plasma torch.
  • the electrical current density of the plasma arc which is constricted by means of the nozzle of the plasma torch, should be at least 30 A / mm 2 , preferably at least 50 A / mm 2 , in the nozzle bore.
  • plasma and / or secondary gas air, nitrogen, oxygen or a gas mixture formed with these gases can be used.
  • the plasma burner should be operated with an electrical cutting current of at least 200 A and / or maintain a cutting speed of at least 3 m / min with a metal casing thickness of a bomb or bullet of 12 mm.
  • an opening with a diameter of 10 cm * 10 cm can be cut in about 8 s.
  • an opening with a diameter of about 13 cm can be cut through the metal housing.
  • the cutting speed can be increased to more than 4 m / min with a metal housing thickness of 12 mm.
  • the time for cutting the opening can be shortened to approx. 6 s.
  • the required time can be reduced to 3 s.
  • Two plasma torches can be arranged offset by 180 ° to each other, while also being rotated about an axis of rotation disposed between the plasma torches.
  • Two or more than two plasma torches can also be moved independently with suitable manipulators and then an opening or so it can be cut out several openings at the same time. As a result, one or more openings with correspondingly larger free cross-section in the metal housing at the same time as when using a plasma torch are formed.
  • the contained explosive After one or more sufficiently large opening (s) have been formed in the housing and until then the contained explosive does not burn, it can be ignited with a plasma torch and then burned. The burning takes place in these cases, as is already known when burning explosives in open channels. If an ignition device is still present when the explosive is burned, its ignition takes place at a time when there is a sufficiently large opening in the housing, so that the effect is considerably reduced due to missing or greatly reduced damming and the residual effect is negligible. An uncontrolled detonation can be avoided.
  • the invention can be carried out directly at a locality.
  • the figure shows an arrangement for direct plasma cutting on a bomb 4.
  • the plasma torch 2 is connected via the electrical connection lines 5.1 and 5.2 to an electrical power source 1.
  • the bomb 4 is connected to the electrical power source 1 via the electrical connection line 5.3.
  • the gas supply takes place from the gas supply 6 to the plasma burner 2 via the gas lines 5.4 and 5.5.
  • the plasma torch 2 has a burner head with a beam generating system. At the burner head, an electrode 2.1, a nozzle 2.2, a gas supply 2.3 and a burner body are present. In the burner body, the feeds of the media (eg gas, coolant, electric power) are realized and the gun system available. In addition, a cap 2.4, which is designed for the supply of a secondary medium, for example secondary gas, can be present around the nozzle 2.2 of the plasma burner 2.
  • a secondary medium for example secondary gas
  • the electrode 2.1 in the plasma torch 2 is a non-consumable electrode consisting essentially of a high temperature resistant material, e.g. Tungsten, zirconium or hafnium is formed, thereby achieving a long life.
  • the nozzle 2.2 is made of copper and constricts the formed plasma jet 3 a.
  • the electric current flow for cutting takes place from the electric current source 1 to the plasma burner 2, via the plasma jet 3 to the metal housing of the bomb 4 and from there back to the electric current source 1.
  • a pilot arc between the electrode connected as cathode 2.1 and the nozzle 2.2 is first ignited with a small electrical current in the range 10 A to 30 A and thereby burns with a correspondingly low power. In this case, a high electrical voltage is selected.
  • the low-energy pilot arc causes a partial ionization between the plasma torch 2 and the metal housing of the bomb 4 and thus prepares the formation of the cutting arc.
  • the cutting arc is then formed between the electrode 2.1 and the metal housing of the bomb 4 with a significantly higher electrical current of at least 200 A.
  • the metal housing can thus be cut at a high feed rate of 3 m / min and formed in a time of about 6 s a sufficiently large opening with free cross section, which prevents possible ignition and exploding of the contained explosive by the high heat, so that the Explosives can be burned out without exploding.
  • FIG. 2 shows an arrangement for indirect plasma cutting. It flows in contrast to the example after FIG. 1 the electric current not via the metal housing of the bomb 4, but from the nozzle 2.2 to the electric power source 1 back. At the nozzle 2.2, a second electrode is then present or the nozzle 2.2 forms the second electrode. In this example, advantageously no electrical connection to the bomb 4 is required, which may be problematic due to corrosion of the metal housing. Incidentally, in this example, analogously to the example FIG. 1 to be worked. The ionization takes place between electrode 2.1 and nozzle 2.2.
  • FIG. 3 an example of plasma cutting is shown in which outside of the nozzle 2.2 of the plasma torch 2 in the plasma jet 3, an additional electrode 7, for example a wire, which tracked by means of the wire drum 8, can be introduced.
  • the basic structure and the function are in DE 10 2005 039 070 A1 described. Again, no electrical connection to the bomb 4 is required to work according to the invention.
  • FIG. 4 an arrangement with a guided plasma torch 2 is shown.
  • the plasma torch 2 is held with a holder 10.1 at a distance from the axis of rotation 10.
  • the plasma torch 2 is rotated by 360 ° about the axis of rotation.
  • the lines 5 for electricity, gas and coolant to the plasma torch 2 are flexible.
  • FIG. 5 an example is shown with two plasma torches 2, which are arranged together in the holder 10.1 each at a distance from the axis of rotation 10 and are rotated to cut an opening in the metal housing of the bomb 4 about the axis of rotation.
  • a rotation of 180 ° is sufficient for the cutout.
  • the required time can be shortened.

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  1. Procédé d'ouverture, de désamorçage et/ou d'explosion de bombes ou de projectiles contenant un explosif, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une torche à plasma (2) est utilisée pour ouvrir le carter métallique d'une bombe (4) ou d'un projectile.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'une ouverture, qui possède au moins une section transversale libre ouverte de 100 mm2, est façonnée dans le carter métallique.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'ouverture est façonnée dans un laps de temps < 10 s.
  4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que plusieurs ouvertures, disposées à distance les unes des autres, sont façonnées les unes après les autres avec une torche à plasma (2) ou en même temps avec plusieurs torches à plasma (2), qui sont disposées en étant réparties sur le pourtour.
  5. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'on utilise des torches à plasma (2) à fonctionnement direct, indirect ou une torche à plasma (2) façonnée pour la découpe de pièces non électroconductrices et comportant une électrode supplémentaire (7) destinée à être introduite dans le jet de plasma (3) et disposée entre une buse (2.2) et une bombe (4) ou un projectile, à l'extérieur de la buse (2.2) de la torche à plasma (2).
  6. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'une ou plusieurs torche(s) à plasma (2), disposée(s) à distance d'un axe de rotation (10), sont mises en rotation autour de l'axe de rotation (10) pour façonner une ouverture.
  7. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la torche à plasma (2) utilisée est guidée et télécommandée par un robot.
  8. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'une caméra vidéo est utilisée et le robot et/ou la torche à plasma (2) sont télécommandés manuellement.
  9. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que, avant l'utilisation d'une torche à plasma, on détermine le type d'une bombe (4) ou d'un projectile et/ou l'épaisseur du carter.
EP11007635.3A 2010-09-20 2011-09-20 Procédé d'ouverture, de désamorçage et/ou de combustion de bombes ou d'armes contenant de l'explosif Not-in-force EP2431704B1 (fr)

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