DEVELOPMENT OF A ROCKET-BLAST SIMULATOR: DESIGN AND TEST.
Abstract
This report describes the engineering design, development, and testing of a facility used to simulate the effects of rocket blast upon military personnel. The most formidable problems encountered were (1) the necessity of achieving a high-order reliability to assure safety, and (2) the requirements for a total pressure rise within five milliseconds to achieve high blast impulse. Both of these problems were resolved through the design of a novel side-mounted valve actuated by a sudden pressure differential resulting from the bursting of a pressurized diaphragm. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0449417
Entities
People
- Edsel A. Spellman
Organizations
- Human Engineering Laboratory