CALORIMETERS AND RADIOMETERS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF LARGE THERMAL IRRADIANCES

Abstract

The report is a general description of, and compilation of information about, the field type radiometers and calorimeters developed by NRDL to measure the total thermal energy and the radiant thermal power from nuclear detonations. Equations for deriving the sensitivities and time constants from physical parameters are presented and methods of construction and calibration are described. Information is also presented on laboratory sources for simulating thermal radiation from a nuclear weapon. Examples of data reduction from both field and laboratory sources are included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 10, 1965
Accession Number
AD0464280

Entities

People

  • Robert J. Jenkins

Organizations

  • Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Calorimeters
  • Construction
  • Detectors
  • Detonations
  • Electrodes
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Heat Transfer
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • Standards
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • United States
  • Voltmeters

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.