Scholars' Mine Masters Theses Student Theses and Dissertations Fall 2014 A modified initiation and cut profile study of the 10500 grain per foot linear shaped charge Matthew Ortel Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses Part of the Explosives Engineering Commons Department: Recommended Citation Ortel, Matthew, "A modified initiation and cut profile study of the 10500 grain per foot linear shaped charge" (2014). Masters Theses. 7337. https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/7337 This thesis is brought to you by Scholars' Mine, a service of the Missouri S&T Library and Learning Resources. This work is protected by U. S. Copyright Law. Unauthorized use including reproduction for redistribution requires the permission of the copyright holder. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. A MODIFIED INITIATION AND CUT PROFILE STUDY OF THE 10500 GRAIN PER FOOT LINEAR SHAPED CHARGE By MATTHEW ORTEL A THESIS Presented to the Graduate Faculty of the MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN EXPLOSIVES ENGINEERING 2014 Approved Jason Baird, Advisor Paul Worsey John Hogan © 2014 MATTHEW A. ORTEL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED iii ABSTRACT A 10,500 grain per foot (gr/ft.) linear shaped charge (LSC) was developed to cut targets that were too thick for smaller LSC. The manufacturer observed shallower penetration from the 10,500 gr/ft. LSC than was expected. This prompted investigations to uncover the cause of the perceived reduced performance. A study performed at the Missouri University of Science and Technology changed the initiation method of the 10,500 gr/ft.