Studies of Shaped Charges by Flash Radiography: 1. Preliminary

Abstract

It is established that the method of flash radiography can give results of value in such high speed phenomena as the detonation of explosives. Some of the first radiographs obtained during the detonation of various shaped charges are appended. The duration of the flash is less than 0.5 microsecond and it has proved possible to protect the apparatus from the blast effects of charges up to one ounce in weight while maintaining satisfactory photographic definition and density. The problem of timing the flash to coincide with the required stage in the detonation has been solved by the use of a detonating fuze device.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 1943
Accession Number
AD1009956

Entities

People

  • J. L. Tuck

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Chemistry
  • Circuits
  • Detonation Waves
  • Detonations
  • Explosives
  • Flashes
  • Fuzes (Ordnance)
  • Ionized Gases
  • Microsecond Time
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Production
  • Scientific Research
  • Shaped Charges
  • Timing Circuits
  • X Ray Flash
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • ballistics.