STRESS WAVES IN BOUNDED MEDIA.
Abstract
A program was initiated to determine the factors important in controlling the energy coupling between a detonating explosive and a metallic liner. A number of preliminary experiments using a slab explosive-liner geometry were completed with several different explosives combined with four different liner materials. These combinations were chosen as representing a wide range in the impedance match between the explosive and liner. Additionally, the explosives used in these experiments had different critical diameters for sustained detonations--implying different reaction zone structures-thus permitting some estimate of the effects of zone structure on the energy transfer from explosive to the liner. The results of these preliminary investigations are presented in this report.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 12, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0622281
Entities
People
- Frank C. Gibson
- Karl R. Becker
- Richard W. Watson