OPERATION CROSSROADS. REPORT OF BUREAU OF SHIPS INSTRUMENTATION GROUP. SECTION XIII. MEASUREMENT OF PEAK PRESSURE AND VACUUM

Abstract

This report describes the Pressure (Pyrex) gauges that were especially developed for Crossroads tests and presents the test results, conclusions, and recommendations which have resulted from use of these gauges in the Able and Baker Tests. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1949
Accession Number
AD0366590

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  • K. C. Ripley

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Blast Waves
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Equations Of State
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fluid Flow
  • Gages
  • Height Of Burst
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Internal Pressure
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Pressure Gages
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Stagnation Pressure
  • Static Pressure

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  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.