Fundamental Blast Studies

Abstract

Free-field airblast parameters were measured from the detonation of a spherical 500-ton TNT charge. The charge was placed on the ground such that its height of burst would be one radius above the earth's surface. Measured values of shock-wave arrival time, maximum overpressure, positive phase duration, overpressure impulse, dynamic pressure, and dynamic pressure impulses are presented as functions of ground range and are compared with predictions generated from scaled empirical and theoretical data. Results are compared with those from PRAIRIE FLAT.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 22, 1972
Accession Number
AD0753805

Entities

People

  • Louis Giglio-tos

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter IED
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Free Field
  • Gages
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Overpressure
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Gages
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Recording Systems
  • Sea Level
  • Shock Waves
  • Tape Recorders

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.