COMPARISONS OF THE UNDERWATER POWER OF EXPLOSIVES IN SMALL CHARGES. VIII. A STUDY OF THE USE OF 25 GRAM CHARGES (U)

Abstract

IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE QUANTITY OF EXPERIMENTAL EXPLOSIVES NEEDED FOR UNDERWATER TESTING, A METHOD USING 25-GRAM CHARGES WAS DEVELOPED. This method uses UERL diaphragm gages for relative shock wave power, and pressure-time recording for relative bubble energies; only minor modifications to the method used on the one-pound scale were necessary. With pure or waxed explosives, the results agree with previous one-pound shots;ALUMINIZED EXPLOSIVES GIVE WIDELY VARIANT RESULTS. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0330229

Entities

People

  • Thomas B. Heathcote

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminized Explosives
  • Energetic Materials
  • Energy
  • Explosives
  • Materials
  • Shock
  • Shock Waves
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Wave Power
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.