Explosive device explained

An explosive device is a device that relies on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide a violent release of energy.^[1]

Applications of explosive devices include:

• Building implosion (demolition)
• Excavation
• Explosive forming
• Explosive welding
• Mining of minerals
• Murder
  • Assassination
• Riot control
• Terrorism
• War

Types of explosive devices include:

• Explosive weapon
  • Anti-personnel mine
  • Artillery shells
  • Bomb
  • Grenade
  • Improvised explosive device
  • Land mine
  • Nuclear explosive device
  • Unexploded ordnance
  • Naval mine
• Car bomb
• Letter bomb
• Stun grenade
• Smoke grenade
• Some pyrotechnics
  • illuminations
• Explosively pumped flux compression generator
• Explosive-driven ferroelectric generator

Notes and References

1. Web site: Explosive Device - an overview . ScienceDirect . 11 December 2023.