CALCULATED PEAK PRESSURE-DISTANCE CURVES FOR PENTOLITE AND TNT

Abstract

The Kirkwood-Brinkley shock propagation theory is used to obtain peak pressure-distance curves for Pentolite and TNT. The curve for Pentolite obtained by using the calculated initial pressure and flow energy at the charge surface as initial values is in excellent agreement with experiment for distances greater than 1.75 charge radii. The curve for TNT obtained by using some approximate values of the peak pressure and energy at the charge surface is in excellent agreement with some recent free-air blast measurements. The curve is also compared with Brode's calculated pressure-distance curve.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0287258

Entities

People

  • Edwin Q. Wright
  • Ralph E. Shear

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  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

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  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Blast Waves
  • Detonations
  • Differential Equations
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Experimental Data
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Navy
  • Shock Waves

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