Underground Ammunition Storage. Blast Propagation in the Tunnel System. Report 3 A. Single Chamber Storage. Variable Tunnel Diameter and Variable Chamber Volume

Abstract

Model tests have been performed to determine the blast wave propagation in the tunnel system of underground single chamber storage sites. A total of nine configurations were tested with variable tunnel diameters (6,7 - 13,5 cm), chamber volumes (7250 - 15200 cc), and TNT loading densities (1 - 70 kg/cu m). Analysis of the blast wave data produced simple scaling relationships which contain a wide range of important geometrical parameters. Comparisons are given with one large scale test and the importance of wall roughness attenuation is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA027065

Entities

People

  • A. Jenssen
  • A. T. Skjeltorp
  • T. Hegdahl

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Ammunition
  • Attenuation
  • Blast
  • Blast Waves
  • Computer Programs
  • Detonations
  • Diameters
  • Experimental Data
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Measurement
  • Model Tests
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.