SURFACE AIR BLAST MEASUREMENTS FROM A 100-TON TNT DETONATION

Abstract

The free field pressure-time histories measured at selected distances from a 100-ton TNT surface burst are presented. Included are plots of overpressure, duration, impulse, arrival time, and dynamic pressure all - versus distance. The measured values are compared with predicted curves which were prepared by scaling results from 5-ton and 20-ton surface bursts of the same geometrical shape and fired in the same gen ral area. The geometrical shape is a simulated hemisphere which was constructed by stacking cast TNT blocks in a planned pattern.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0285599

Entities

People

  • C. N. Kingery
  • J. D. Day
  • J. H. Keefer

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

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  • Counter WMD
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Civil Engineering
  • Corporations
  • Detonations
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Free Field
  • Geography
  • Ground Zero
  • Mach Number
  • Maryland
  • New Mexico
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Recording Systems
  • War Colleges

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