TABLES OF BLAST WAVE PARAMETERS. I. SPHERICAL EXPLOSIONS.

Abstract

The motion of the spherical shock wave and the distribution of the flow quantities behind the wave for the case of a strong shock have been calculated. These have been obtained in the form of similarity solutions, which implies that the form of the disturbance at any time is similar to its form at any previous time. An important feature of the problem is that the similarity solutions at the shock front are only satisfied by the Rankine-Hugoniot relations in the limit of infinite shock strength. The report contains a numerical compilation of functions defining the pressure, density, velocity, and energy within a spherical blast wave. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0687863

Entities

People

  • John W. Goresh
  • Robert G. Dunn

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Blast Waves
  • Explosion Effects
  • Explosions
  • Shock
  • Shock Waves
  • Waves

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.