Patent ID: 9709366
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: C06B,C06C,F42B,F42C

Claim:
1. A combination of an energetic material and an ignition system, the combination comprising: a plurality of nested, generally cylindrical layers of energetic material, the energetic material comprising: an ignition system having a plurality of ignition points, each layer of energetic material having at least one ignition point therein, the ignition points being disposed at predetermined distances from a central axis of the generally cylindrical layers of energetic material; the ignition system being structured to activate ignition points in a sequence beginning with an exterior of the energetic material, with ignition progressing to ignition points disposed in increasing proximity to the central axis of the layered energetic material; and the ignition system being further structured to activate the ignition points in a timed relationship with each other, the timed relationship being predetermined to produce a series of pressure waves from all layers that reaches a predetermined point essentially simultaneously.