A GAGE FOR INVESTIGATING THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE COLUMNS PRODUCED BY SHALLOW UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS

Abstract

Knowledge of the internal structure of the water column produced by a shallow underwater nuclear explosion and of the blowout of explosion products is needed for the calculation of radiological and air shock effects. A piezoelectric gage is proposed to study the internal column structure and blowout on scaled high explosive tests. The different parameters which the gage will sense as pressure changes are discussed. Design requirements and plans for use of such a gage are summarized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 13, 1961
Accession Number
AD0268844

Entities

People

  • D. E. Phillips
  • J. G. Connor Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Gages
  • High Explosives
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Piezoelectric Crystals
  • Piezoelectric Gages
  • Piezoelectric Materials
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Gages
  • Underwater Explosions
  • Underwater Ordnance
  • United States

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.