Patent ID: 6484617
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: F41H,F42B

Abstract:
An assembly designed to neutralize a landmine having a case loaded with an explosive charge set to detonate upon actuation, said assembly comprising:a solid propellant formulated for generating a mostly gaseous effluent stream, the solid propellant having a central perforation; a housing provided with a chamber in which the solid propellant is loaded, the housing having opposite ends, at least a first of said ends being open to communicate said chamber with atmosphere outside of said housing and being free of a nozzle throat; and an igniter remotely operable to ignite said solid propellant, wherein said central perforation of said solid propellant is positioned and said first end of said housing is free of the nozzle throat for generating, upon ignition of said solid propellant, a plume sufficient in bum time and temperature to penetrate through the case of the landmine positioned in spaced relation to said first end and to initiate controlled burning of the explosive charge of the landmine so that detonation of the explosive charge is either avoided or reduced due to at least partial consumption of the explosive charge by burning prior to detonation.