Israel firing experimental weapons at gazas civilians, say doctors. Technical considerations relevant to their use and effects may 2016. Jul 15, 2014 dime is dense inert metal explosives, an experimental weapon developed by the us air force in 2006 and never used by the us because it was deemed to inhumane. It is intended to limit the distance at which the explosion causes damage, to avoid. Dec 01, 2007 dense inert metal explosive dime israel used experimental weapons in gaza. Under the uno system, there are storage compatibility groupings, which further categorize class 1 explosives by their form or composition, ease of ignition, and sensitivity to detonation. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. Means cancer causing by heavy metaltungsten alloy particles. Total impulse gauge tig for measurements of multiphase. Bulk plastic explosives inert simulants ag inert sheet explosive product category. Dime bombs produce an unusually powerful blast within a. Dense inert metal explosive dime is one of the air force research laboratorys responses to the challenge of fighting in an urban environment without hurting innocent bystanders in the process.
This kit is best used to train screeners on the vast difference explosives can have in size, shape, construction, and material. Dense inert metal explosive dpicm dualpurpose improved conventional munition. Publicly, it is slated for initial deployment in 2008. Dense inert metal explosive dpicm dualpurpose improved conventional munition efp explosivelyformed penetrator era explosive reactive armour et electronic time fae fuelair explosive ffr free flight rocket fmj full metal jacket he high explosive gps global positioning system heat high explosive antitank hefrag high explosive fragmentation hep. Dime munitions result in a high proportion of amputations particularly legs. The dreadful weapon is known as dense inert metal explosives dime, one of several new weapons that israel is using in gaza, the worlds most densely population urban zone. Dense inert metal explosive, known as dime, is an explosive device developed to minimize collateral damage in warfare. Neoplastic transformation of human osteoblast cells to the. Recent news about an airstrike which may have killed civilians, as well as taliban fighters, highlights the problem.
While its initial uses are military, commercial applications in manufacturing and mining offer promise. Dense inert metal explosive dime warheads are a novel design intended to. We have therefore chosen cytotoxicity was assayed by measuring a reduction in plating ef. Tungsten has also been used in dense inert metal explosives, which use it as dense powder to reduce collateral damage while increasing the lethality of explosives within a small radius.
Banned weapons such as dime which stand for dense inert metal explosives were first used against gaza by israeli forces in the summer of 2006. Hypervelocity pressure fields driven by cylindrical. Our explosive simulants were designed to be detected by xray machines at security checkpoints as if they were real threats. This means that, if pr, there is at least one q between p and r. Dimevapen dense inert metal explosive, ungefar explosiv tatt inert metall ar en experimentell, nyutvecklad typ av explosiv ammunition, dar sprangamnet ar blandat med mycket sma partiklar av ett amne med hog densitet, som inte deltar i detonationsreaktionen. Dime dense inert metal explosive ammunition acronymfinder. Dense inert metal explosive how is dense inert metal explosive abbreviated. Experts say it has a relatively small but effective blast radius and is believed to have strong biological effects on those who are hit by the bombs microshrapnel. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the dense inert metal explosive article. Dense inert metal explosives suppose you had an explosive placed a short distance away from. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Thermal enhanced blast warhead lockheed martin corporation. Dense inert metal explosive dime is uniquely suited for low collateral damage. Bulk plastic explosives inert simulants ag inert sheet.
In an open system such environmental control can be very expensive, but in a closed system the gas can be recirculated and so the operating costs, in terms of inert gas, are significantly reduced. Although most blastrelated injuries eg, fragmentation injuries from improvised explosive devices and standard military explosives can be managed in a similar. Dime bombs produce an unusually powerful blast within a relatively small area, spraying a. Dense inert metal explosive dime is a filling for explosive devices, intended to concentrate more power in a smaller volume, and both improve the chance of target destruction while reducing the damage to people and objects outside the intended explosion radius. We first reported on dense inert metal explosive dime munitions in. These nonconventional and experimental weapons usually contain a mixture of explosive material, cobalt, nickel, iron and tungsten alloy which work together to create a very dense microshrapnel. Explosive weapon effects final report, gichd, geneva, february 2017. Axial detonation of the annular explosive transmits a centrally converging shock in the form of a mach stem into the items core. Healthcare providers are increasingly faced with the possibility of needing to care for people injured in explosions, but can often, however, feel undertrained for the unique aspects of the patients presentation and management. Israel firing experimental weapons at gazas civilians, say. Israel firing experimental weapons at gazas civilians.
Tungsten bombs leave israels victims with mystery wounds. A new twophase eulerianlagrangian formulation is proposed that can handle the dense nature of the flow. Dense inert metal explosive dime israel used experimental. As the former designation dense inert metal explosives dime suggests, these use a filling of a high explosive he mixed with an inert highdensity metal powder. Shapedcharge jet penetration of an explosive charge is usually an unsteady process. Fuelling conflict foreign arms supplies to israelgaza. Dense inert metal explosive dime how goes the war from here.
The models solve the motion of a detonation shock past a sphere, where the detonation shock obeys an evolution law. The net results are higher dynamic energy impulse all. This directional focus improves control and raises the likelihood of damage, 20 and, hence, makes them appealing to terrorist groups. It is manufactured by producing a homogeneous mixture of an explosive material such as phlegmatized hmx or rdx and small particles of a chemically inert material such as tungsten. Brodman area receives dense input from the thalamus. We first reported on dense inert metal explosive dime munitions in 2006. Simulation of impulse effects from explosive charges. If a dust cloud of the material is potentially explosive, nitrogen or some other gas can be used to convey the material. This means that, if pr, there is at least one q between p and. A warhead apparatus, method of making same, and method of detonating same comprising employing a high explosive core, an energetically and physically dense reactive material substantially surrounding the core, and a pressure vessel substantially surrounding the reactive material.
An integrated national strategy for marking, tagging, rendering inert, and licensing explosives and their precursors. The propagation of an explosive blast wave containing inert metal particles is investigated numerically using a robust twophase methodology with appropriate models to account for real gas behavior, interphase interactions, and interparticle collisions to study the problem of interest. What difference would you expect to happen to the cratering ability of the explosive against the slab if. While its initial uses are military, commercial applications in manufacturing and. Densephase pneumatic conveying technology for highly. With a slight modification to a cylindrical converging shock tube, a super compression detonation shock tube can be created which provides the annular explosive and core material to be overdriven. It produces lower pressure but increased impulse in the near. Press tv spoke to a gazan victim who now uses prosthetic limbs to walk.
Apr, 2010 the propagation of an explosive blast wave containing inert metal particles is investigated numerically using a robust twophase methodology with appropriate models to account for real gas behavior, interphase interactions, and interparticle collisions to study the problem of interest. Dense inert metal explosive dime israel used experimental weapons in gaza. Carbon composite cased munitions filled with dense inert metal explosive dime may offer a potential solution for acquiring a low collateral damage capability. While signs of solid shrapnel or metal fragments are typical of. The models solve the motion of a detonation shock past a sphere, where the detonation shock obeys an evolution law obtained from detonation shock dynamics. Effectiveness manual that includes damagekill probabilities for specific. Nanotechnology and the international law of weaponry. Jan 18, 2009 erik fosse, a norwegian doctor who worked in gazas hospitals during the conflict, said that israel was using socalled dime dense inert metal explosive bombs designed to produce an intense.
The illegality of israels use of dime weapons alhaq. Final report gichd characterisation of explosive weapons. Wo2010040946a1 dense explosive compositions, dense. The tungsten displaces energetic material so as to reduce the total energetic used. Dense inert metal explosive dime is an experimental type of explosive that has a relatively small but effective blast radius.
The weapons originated as an offshoot of a bunkerbusting program, when it was found that adding tungsten powder to. Erik fosse, a norwegian doctor who worked in gazas hospitals during the conflict, said that israel was using socalled dime dense inert metal explosive bombs designed to. Us8250986b1 us12348,690 us34869009a us8250986b1 us 8250986 b1 us8250986 b1 us 8250986b1 us 34869009 a us34869009 a us 34869009a us 8250986 b1 us8250986 b1 us 8250986b1 authority us united states prior art keywords reactive material core high explosive warhead detonator prior art date 20080103 legal status the legal status is an assumption and is not a legal. Israel may be using dime in gaza analyses of some explosives deployed by the idf in the threeweekold campaign suggest the possible use of dense inert metal explosives dime. Dime is dense inert metal explosives, an experimental weapon developed by the us air force in 2006 and never used by the us because it was. Other warhead types which rely primarily on high explosive content to deliver their intended effects include high explosive antitank heat, high explosive squashhead hesh, continuous rod. The present invention relates to explosive compositions containing an explosive energy charge and a metal particulate charge, said metal particulate charge containing sintered tungsten carbide with a metal binder andor sintered tungsten with a metal binder, and to explosive charges and ammunition containing such explosive compositions. Dense inert metal explosive encyclopedia article citizendium. Du, cellular survival assay nickel, chromium and lead 1115. Tungsteniv sulfide is a high temperature lubricant and is a component of catalysts for hydrodesulfurization. Dense inert metal explosive how is dense inert metal. The net results are higher dynamic energy impulse all within a small lethal footprint. Neoplastic transformation of human osteoblast cells to the tumorigenic phenotype.
The warhead explosive fill is a dense inert metal explosive containing fine tungsten particles to provide a ballasted payload with sufficient penetration mass. Dense inert metal explosive dime warheads are a novel design intended to develop. Fuelair explosive ffr free flight rocket fmj full metal jacket he high explosive gps global positioning system heat. Jul, 2014 dense inert metal explosive, known as dime, is an explosive device developed to minimize collateral damage in warfare. Dime weapons, also known as dime bombs, are carried by hellfire rockets connected to israeli drones and dropped into densely populated civilian areas.
Abstract the propagation of an explosive blast wave containing dense inert metal particles is studied numerically by means of a threedimensional simulation. It has an incredible destructive force that literally cuts people into pieces, amputating limbs, decapitating. Our selection of simulants includes various types of dynamite, homemade explosives, high explosives, low explosives, and pipe bombs. Rock type charge diameter explosive density explosive formulation particle size degree of confinement primer size and type vod will influence how the energy is released from the explosive. Densephase pneumatic conveying technology for highly explosive metal powders article in particulate science and technology 261. Speed that the detonation wave travels through the explosive, usually expressed in metres per second ms or feet per second fts influenced by. Dense inert metal explosive dime in midoctober 2006 a team of investigative journalists at rai italian television reported that israel had been using a new weapon in the gaza strip, similar to. The inert metal tantalum oxide did not enhance hos used in military applications preclude the assumption that the transformation frequency above untreated levels.
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