RESPONSE OF SQUAW TARGETS FROM HIGH-SPEED MOTION PICTURES OF INTERIOR,
Abstract
Twenty-five high-speed cameras, housed in resiliently mounted, pressure-proof containers, were installed in the test compartments of the three SQUAW targets. These cameras recorded the response of the interior of the hulls and simulated propulsion equipment to the loads imposed by the detonation of an atomic device at great depth. The test setup, equipment, and techniques employed are described; results are presented and analyzed. Film records were recovered from SQUAW-29, showing deformations of the hull frames of this surfaced target at a distance of 10,000 ft from the device were less than 0.1 in. Peak displacement between the resiliently mounted simulated engine and its foundation was about 0.7 in. Displacement-time curves of this weight for the initial shock-wave motion and the motion resulting from the bottom-reflected wave were obtained and are presented. Cameras and films aboard SQUAW-12, the target closest to the explosion, were lost when SQUAW-12 sank immediately after the explosion. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1955
- Accession Number
- AD0361913
Entities
People
- Charles M. Atchison