PROJECT PRE-BUGGY SCOPE OF CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVE CRATERING EXPERIMENT,

Abstract

This report provides a general description of the PRE-BUGGY CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVE EXPERIMENTS. These experiments consisted of a series of single- and multiple-change detonations designed to refine our knowledge of channel size as a function of charge spacing, and to obtain data on venting of explosion products from a row of spherical charges detonated in alluvium. A basic series of six single-charge detonations and four multiple-charge detonations of five charges in a row was executed in Area 5 of the Nevada Test Site from November 1962 through February 1963. Each charge contained 1,000 pounds of nitro methane with a La-140 tracer. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 1963
Accession Number
AD0417659

Entities

People

  • Eric Graves
  • R.b. Pierce
  • W.r. Wray

Organizations

  • University of California

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Explosives
  • Cratering
  • Detonations
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Materials

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space