PREDICTION OF EYE SAFE SEPARATION DISTANCES
Abstract
A method is given for predicting the distances at which the thermal radiation from nuclear detonations will be hazardous to the unprotected human eye. This method relates calculated retinal exposure to experimentally determined eye effects data. Eye hazards as a function of distance are determined for the unprotected human eye exposed to sea-level, air-burst detonations from 0.01 to 10 kt yield. The pupil diameter of the human eye is taken to be 2.5 mm. and 6.0 mm. respectively, for day and night conditions and the effective focal length of the eye is taken to be 17 mm. Nuclear detonation characteristics and scaling factors are taken from Glasstone's 'The Effects of Nuclear Weapons'. The results indicate that the eye hazard is the limiting factor in determining the distance of nearest approach to a nuclear detonation unless eye protection is provided. Eye hazards as a function of distance are also determined for the human eye protected from daytime detonations by a 2% transmission fixed filter. The results indicate that use of such a filter will provide eye protection at distances where other hazards become limiting factors.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0634723
Entities
People
- Everett O. Richey
Organizations
- United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine