THE RESISTANCE OF HOLLOW GLASS MODELS TO UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS AT GREAT DEPTHS. 3. SPHERES WITH OVERLAYS

Abstract

Hollow glass spheres, 10 inches in diameter, were exposed to implosions of nearby spheres at 7,000, 10,000, and 21,000 ft depths in the ocean. Coatings of butyl and neoprene rubber, and syntactic foam increased the damage resistance at depth slightly; no significant differences among the three coatings nor between 1/2-inch and 1-inch thicknesses were found. Liminted data indicate that resistance to implosions increases with depth.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 1966
Accession Number
AD0634111

Entities

People

  • Thomas B. Heathcote

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Frequency Response
  • Geometry
  • Implosions
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Munitions
  • Neoprene
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Resistance
  • Rubber
  • Syntactic Foams
  • Underwater Explosions
  • United States

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  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.