EXPLODING WIRE FACILITY.
Abstract
The installation and calibration of the Material Sciences Laboratory's exploding wire facility are described. The facility provides blast pressure pulses used, for example, in determining the vulnerability of the char layer on ablative materials to impulses representative of shock-on-shock loading. In the original configuration the facility was limited to a maximum over-pressure of 10 psi with a duration in the order of 1.5 msec. Modifications, such as the introduction of a straight tube section and the addition of two capacitors, are presently in progress to obtain higher peak over-pressures. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0474478
Entities
People
- Alexandra E. DiGiacomo
Organizations
- The Aerospace Corporation