MEASUREMENTS OF SHOCK AND DETONATION PRESSURES
Abstract
An aquarium technique for the measurement of shock and detonation pressures is described which is capable of measuring accurately pressures over a range extending from roughly one to several hundred kilobars. An experimental determination of the equation of state for water, upon which use of the aquarium technique relies, is presented and compared with results obtained by other investigators. Similar data are presented for lucite. Measurements of pressures at the detonation front for a variety of explosives including both ideal and nonideal ones are presented for various charge diameters and lengths using explosives of widely different reaction zone lengths. These pressures were found to correspond to the Chapman-Jouguet value of the detonation pressure calculated from thermohydrodynamic theory.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 28, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0258201
Entities
People
- M. A. Cook
- R. T. Keyes
- W. O. Ursenbach
Organizations
- University of Utah