German: DetonationskörperEnglish translation: detonators / detonation charges 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | Detonationskörper | | English translation: | detonators / detonation charges | | Entered by: | Frosty |
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Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense | | German term or phrase: Detonationskörper | ist das Unternehmen im Bereich Explosivstoffe. Wenn es darum
geht feste Verbindungen schnell und sauber von einander zu
trennen, Antriebe für Waffensysteme oder Detonationskörper
benötigt werden, ist EBA&D genau der richtige Partner.
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| | Clarification request(s) and responsenjbeckett (asker): 11:04am May 12, 2005: I used explosives for Explosivstoffe in the preceding sentence.
Jonathan MacKerron: 11:23am May 12, 2005: so why not "exploding devices"? -
njbeckett (asker): 11:40am May 12, 2005: As I understand it the Explosivstoffe are the materials that explode, but the Detonationskörper are the substances that make them explode. That's why I find detonation charges more appropriate. Am I right?
Marcus Malabad: 11:41am May 12, 2005: NJ, please post all questions such as these not under "Other" but "Tech/Eng". M -
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| | detonation charges | Explanation:
Come in all manner of sizes and strengths, from simple guncotton to TNT and Semtex. Amongst British military engineers, frequently shortened to `det. charges´ - regardless of what is about to fly into the air!
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Note added at 1 hr 11 mins (2005-05-12 12:12:44 GMT)
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From memory (it`s been a lot of years!): Detonator - Primer - Charge. Light the fuse/press the button. The detonator goes bang - causing the primer to go bang - which then makes the (main) charge go bang. From detonator to main charge, the time taken is a fraction of a second. The detonator itself does not have enough ´power` to set off the main charge. The relationships can also be seen in stability: very unstable - unstable - relatively stable: it`s rather like making a fire, start small and build up! Detonators were unwitting `stars´ in two David Lean films - Lawrence of Arabia and Ryan`s Daughter, you might recall the scenes, which highlighted their instability.
On reflection, they could be referring specifically to detonators (Stage 1) rather than detonation charges (1, 2 + 3). It might be worth checking. |
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| explosive device
Explanation:
might do it
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or simply \"explosives\"?
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| detonation charges
Explanation:
Come in all manner of sizes and strengths, from simple guncotton to TNT and Semtex. Amongst British military engineers, frequently shortened to `det. charges´ - regardless of what is about to fly into the air!
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Note added at 1 hr 11 mins (2005-05-12 12:12:44 GMT)
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From memory (it`s been a lot of years!): Detonator - Primer - Charge. Light the fuse/press the button. The detonator goes bang - causing the primer to go bang - which then makes the (main) charge go bang. From detonator to main charge, the time taken is a fraction of a second. The detonator itself does not have enough ´power` to set off the main charge. The relationships can also be seen in stability: very unstable - unstable - relatively stable: it`s rather like making a fire, start small and build up! Detonators were unwitting `stars´ in two David Lean films - Lawrence of Arabia and Ryan`s Daughter, you might recall the scenes, which highlighted their instability.
On reflection, they could be referring specifically to detonators (Stage 1) rather than detonation charges (1, 2 + 3). It might be worth checking.
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