The first blasting cap or detonator was demonstrated in 1745 when British physician and apothecary
In … 展开

The need for detonators such as blasting caps came from the development of safer secondary and tertiary explosives . Secondary and tertiary explosives are typically initiated by an explosives train starting with the … 展开

A detonator is usually a multi stage device, with three parts:
1. at the first stage, the initiation mean (fire, electricity, etc.) provide enough energy (as heat or mechanical shock) to activate
2. an easy-to-ignite … 展开

Ordinary detonators usually take the form of ignition-based explosives. While they are mainly used in commercial operations, ordinary detonators are still used in military operations. This form of detonator is most commonly initiat… 展开

The oldest and simplest type of cap, fuse caps are a metal cylinder, closed at one end. From the open end inwards, there is first an empty space into which a pyrotechnic fuse is inserted and crimped, then a pyrotechn… 展开

• Exploding-bridgewire detonator – Detonator fired by electric current
• Explosive booster – Sensitive explosive charge
• TM 31-210 Improvised Munitions Handbook – United States Army manual… 展开