A TECHNIQUE FOR ARTIFICIAL CAVITATION AND DETONATION-WAVE SHAPING,

Abstract

The purpose of the investigation was to determine the effect of discontinuities in explosives occurring as a result of the loading process, when the discontinuities were simulated by expanded polystyrene foam. The investigation was part of a larger program to determine the limits of permissible cavitation in certain shaped charges. It was hoped that the use of polystyrene foam would give precise control over the extent and location of (simulated) cavitation voids. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0645446

Entities

People

  • Lawrence K. Wartell

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cavitation
  • Detonation Waves
  • Detonations
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Discontinuities
  • Explosives
  • Foam
  • Macromolecules
  • Materials
  • Molecules
  • Plastics
  • Polymers
  • Polystyrenes
  • Resins
  • Shaped Charges
  • Waves

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation