Basic Airblast Phenomena, Operation Plumbbob-Project 1.1
Abstract
Surface level overpressures and dynamic pressures were measured during 14 shots of Operation Plumbbob. The objectives were met in that useful information was obtained on (1) overpressure and dynamic pressure as a function of time and distance, (2) formation and history of precursor waveforms, (3) applicability for scaling laws for determining surface and near-surface pressure from high-altitude bursts, and (4) validity of the pressure-distance curve in the low-pressure region. In these experiments, 223 overpressure-time gages and 57 dynamic pressure-time gages were used. These gages yielded 174 overpressure and 47 dynamic pressure records of good quality.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 25, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0344935
Entities
People
- E. J. Bryant
- J. H. Keefer