An Attempt to Explore the Effect of High Blast Overpressure on the Persistence of Smouldering Combustion in Debris

Abstract

The hazard of secondary ignitions due to blast-transported burning curtain fragments appears to depend critically, in each case, on the burning time of the curtains relative to the time to blast arrival.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0740820

Entities

People

  • Thomas Goodale

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Blast Waves
  • Calcium Compounds
  • Civil Defense
  • Combustion
  • Contracts
  • Explosions
  • Fires
  • Heat Sinks
  • Ignition
  • Mattresses
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Overpressure
  • Polyurethanes
  • Security
  • Smouldering
  • Thermal Radiation

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  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Theoretical Analysis.