THE EFFECT OF ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE ON THE REFLECTED IMPULSE FROM AIR BLAST WAVES

Abstract

The authors report measurements of reflected pulses in air blast waves generated by explosive spheres (up to one pound in weight) detonated under reduced ambient pressures simulating altitudes up to 100,000 ft (8 mm of mercury). Analysis reveals that the data scale according to Sachs' law.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0234998

Entities

People

  • J. D. Patterson Ii
  • J. S. Williams
  • W. C. Olson

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Blast
  • Blast Waves
  • Engineering
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Maryland
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Sea Level

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  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics.