UNDERWATER EXPLOSION TESTS OF TWO STEAM PRODUCING EXPLOSIVES. I. SMALL CHARGE TESTS

Abstract

Eight and sixteen-lb charges of LiClO4.3H2O/Al and H2O2/Al steam- producing explosives were fired under water to obtain values of shock wave and bubble parameters. Both showed lower shock wave peak pressures than equivalent nuclear explosions; bubble radius and period coefficients for both compositions were higher. The LiClO4.3H2O/Al composition showed less scatter in both shock wave and bubble measurements than did the H2O2/Al composition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 1966
Accession Number
AD0484572

Entities

People

  • D. E. Phillips
  • T. B. Heathcote

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminized Explosives
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Explosion Bubbles
  • Explosion Effects
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Perchlorates
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Shock Waves
  • Test Facilities
  • Underwater Explosions
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.