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THERE is an old belief that the detonation wave in an explosive must travel a certain distance from the initiating point before attaining its final speed. In order to elucidate this problem, cylindrical charges of pressed T.N.T. have been fired with the detonator in different orientations and at various distances from the end surface of the charge. During experiments the flame was photographed on a film running with a constant speed of about 100 m./sec. Between the charge and the camera a screen with a vertical slit, 5 mm. wide, was fitted 1 m. from the charge. In all cases the axis of the charge was horizontal and pointed at the camera.
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WEIBULL, W. Spread Around the Initiating Point of the Detonation Wave in High Explosives. Nature 159, 402 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159402a0
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