A Nuclear Air Burst Blast Analysis Routine.
Abstract
A computer code named BAR (Blast Analysis Routine) has been written to calculate the free field blast environment resulting from a nuclear air burst. The theoretical development of the blast wave and its major characteristics are discussed briefly. The principles of similarity are used to derive the Sachs scaling relations that relate the blast characteristics of a reference burst to the blast characteristics of any other burst. The Air Force Weapons Laboratory 1-kiloton, free-air nuclear blast standard in a sea level atmosphere is used as the reference burst. Correction factors for a nonhomogeneous atmosphere, blast efficiency, and ground reflection are provided. The 1-kiloton reference burst is described in the form of empirical equations that yield the characteristics of the shock front as functions of range or peak overpressure.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA008675
Entities
People
- Edward S. Tooley
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology