EFFECTS OF THERMAL RADIATION ON MATERIALS,

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to evaluate a physical skin simulant for determining the burn severity behind irradiated cloth barriers. The skin simulant consists of a polyethylene plastic, in the surface of which a thermocouple is imbedded to measure the associated temperature rise. The purpose of the project was to correlate exposures to the nuclear detonation with the corresponding exposures to laboratory sources of thermal radiation. Supporting measurements were made, including the spectral distribution of and the equivalent black-body temperature of the radiation incident at the several stations, employing passive-receiver calorimeters; evaluation of temperature-sensitive indicators for use with the physical skin simulant; the effect of duration of exposure on the extent of thermal damage; and the contribution of a material's absorptance and other material parameters to the total thermal damage to cloths. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1954
Accession Number
AD0479249

Entities

People

  • Thomas I. Monahan
  • Willard L. Derksen

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorbers (Materials)
  • Advanced Materials
  • Body Temperature
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Calorimeters
  • Detonations
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Energetic Materials
  • Engineered Materials
  • Films
  • Indicators
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Research Facilities
  • Thermal Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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