HIGH ALTITUDE BLAST GENERATION SYSTEM. PART 2. DESIGN AND ECONOMIC STUDY

Abstract

A program was conducted to determine the technical and economic feasibility of a high altitude blast generation system using detonable gases contained in balloons. The purpose of this system would be to produce a blast and shock environment at altitudes of up to 100,000 feet for in-flight missile and aircraft vulnerability testing and for atmospheric nuclear blast detection studies. Attention was given to the balloon design, the gas handling system, the launch and handling equipment, the effects instrumentation and flight control, the instrumentation recovery system and possible test sites required to physically implement this blast and shock generation technique. Cost estimates to field a single test ranged from $191, 460 for a one ton explosive yield equivalent to 50,000 feet to $317,200 for a twenty ton yield at 50,000 feet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0704608

Entities

People

  • Marion J. Balcerzak
  • Richard J. Klima

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Blast
  • Control Systems
  • Direction Finding
  • Energy
  • Explosives
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Data
  • Photoelectrochemical Cells
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Radar Equipment
  • Storage Batteries
  • Telemetry
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design