{"id":100,"date":"2007-01-22T12:03:36","date_gmt":"2007-01-22T12:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jpyro.com\/wp\/?p=100"},"modified":"2007-01-22T14:50:15","modified_gmt":"2007-01-22T14:50:15","slug":"an-evaluation-of-lightning-thermo-tube-tmas-a-pyrotechnic-ignition-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jpyro.co.uk\/?p=100","title":{"rendered":"An Evaluation of Lightning Thermo Tube\u2122 as a Pyrotechnic Ignition System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><strong>K. L. Kosanke and B. J. Kosanke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Abstract:<\/strong> Lightning Thermo Tube (LTT) is a recently introduced type of shock tube with characteristics that make it highly suitable for use with common pyrotechnics. LTT is reliably initiated by reasonably energetic electric matches and reliably ignites most pyrotechnic compositions. LTT is physically strong, easily spliced and branched, and highly weather resistant. LTT produces a bright flash of light upon functioning, which may be useful in itself. This paper presents the results of a series of tests performed to determine some of the more important capabilities and characteristics of LTT as it relates to use with pyrotechnics in general and fireworks in particular.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> thermo tube, shock tube, pyrotechnic ignition system<font face=\"Times New Roman,Times New Roman\" color=\"#221e1f\"><em><font face=\"Times New Roman,Times New Roman\" color=\"#221e1f\"><strong><sup>m<\/sup><\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>Ref:<\/strong> JPyro, Issue 24, 2006, pp50-63<br \/> (J24_50)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>K. L. Kosanke and B. J. Kosanke Abstract: Lightning Thermo Tube (LTT) is a recently introduced type of shock tube with characteristics that make it highly suitable for use with common pyrotechnics. LTT is reliably initiated by reasonably energetic electric matches and reliably ignites most pyrotechnic compositions. LTT is physically strong, easily spliced and branched, &hellip;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpyro.co.uk\/?p=100\" class=\"more-link pen_button pen_element_default pen_icon_arrow_double\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">An Evaluation of Lightning Thermo Tube\u2122 as a Pyrotechnic Ignition System<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpyro.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpyro.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpyro.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpyro.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpyro.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpyro.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpyro.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpyro.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpyro.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}