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Manifolds

Description

Manifolds are widely used throughout the aerospace industry to connect energetic components within non-electric signal transfer systems. The manifold ensures reliable transfer between energetic components by controlling transfer interface geometry. In addition, manifolds are designed to fully confine explosive by-products, maintain structural integrity, and provide an electrical grounding path. Typically, EBA&D's standard manifolds are inert, however, EBA&D has designed and produced manifolds that incorporate Mild Detonating Fuse (MDF) or Plastic Bonded Explosive (PBX) transfer charges to meet specific customer requirements. Typical inert manifolds have two, three or four ports for energetic components. When using low energy (LE) Shock Tube Assembly (STA) endtips, a much larger number of endtips can be successfully initiated through a manifold. Other terms frequently used to describe manifolds are "couplers" (for direct end to end transfer in a two port manifold), and "tees" (for three port manifolds).

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