Evaluation of High-Pressure Airblast Attenuation Effectiveness of Air Entrainment Subsystems.
Abstract
The report describes the results of a test in which four air entrainment subsystem (AES) conceptual models were exposed to a simulated nuclear airblast at 3000-psi overpressure. The BOSS explosively driven blast simulator was used to generate a blast wave pressure-time profile closely matching one-ninth scale of a 1-Mt nuclear burst in a 7-in. by 28-in. rectangular blast duct 100-ft long. AES models were welded to the blast duct and instrumented with piezoelectric pressure gauges. Results include pressure-time histories at blast valve locations and accumulator stations, and observations of model component failure modes. This test represents the first time that sub-scale air entrainment subsystems have ever been exposed to blast waves in air at high overpressure levels, and the results indicate substantial differences between predicted and measured pressures. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0875425
Entities
People
- Dana Randall
- E. T. Moore
- M. Gross
- S. P. Gill