The Variation of Shock Front Properties from a 1-KT. Explosion with Altitude

Abstract

A computer program was developed to present shock front properties in the form of isovalues as functions of altitude of burst and range. This program consisted of a Sachs' scaling routine and a log-log interpolation routine. It was found that overpressure, density, and Rho-U decrease with increasing altitude; particle velocity, density ratio, pressure ratio, and shock strength increase with increasing altitude; thermal flux density and dynamic pressure remain relatively unchanged with increasing altitude.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0740819

Entities

People

  • Edward J. Kownacki

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Flux Density
  • Free Field
  • Interpolation
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Overpressure
  • Particles
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Radiation
  • Sea Level
  • Thermal Radiation
  • Vehicles
  • Weapons

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  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Rocket Propulsion.