The Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) sponsored by the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) has begun development3D printingExplosives.
The main purpose of the project is to pass3D printingTechnology to achieve complex designs, thereby creating new possibilities for various explosive effects and reducing transportation and storage costs.
Part of the MOD “Future Energy Project” is to apply additive manufacturing to produce new energy formulas, train experts and develop new technologies.
Future Energy Project
DSTL’s goal is to ensure the application of innovative technologies in the UK’s defense and security fields. The British Ministry of Defence has realized the importance of energy experts to the security sector and established the “Future Energy Project” in 2015. Since then, the Ministry of Defence has invested nearly 10 million pounds in training experts and developing technology and equipment.
DSTL pointed out: “Energy knowledge and experience are vital to the development of equipment, platforms and operating assets in the UK. We need to know how high-energy systems can damage or destroy our platforms, and how we respond to threats, so we can deal with explosives in accordance with the law. At the same time, it provides suggestions on countermeasures, testing, safety, transportation and disposal.”
Future energy projects include explosion modeling, explosion testing, chemical synthesis, new energy manufacturing and small-scale hazard testing. In order to develop new high-energy materials and methods, the scientists of the project have begun to implement additive manufacturing.
Currently being tested will3D printingApplied to the process of explosive formulations. Since the geometry of explosives affects different explosive effects, the scientists of the project studied the energy characteristics obtained through additive manufacturing.
The project focuses on material extrusion and printer functions to develop personalized shapes for war zone missions. 3D printingCustomized fees can also reduce transportation costs and material consumption.
DSTL’s statement explained: “Having this feature also means that we can rigorously test and evaluate vehicles and systems against current and emerging threats to ensure that they provide the armed forces with the protection they need. We also need to be able to support the handling of explosions and Police and counter-terrorism departments that make their own equipment (such as the Manchester bombing in 2017).”
In order to make the process of mixing explosives safer, the formula is made in a LabRAM resonant acoustic mixer.
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