Failure Radius: Theory and Prediction

Abstract

A theory is presented which relates the Chapman-Jouquet pressure of a detonating explosive to its charge radius and also predicts the failure radius. This theory results in a one parameter equation. This equation fits the experimental data for cast TNT reasonably well when the parameter is obtained using one datum point.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042425

Entities

People

  • D. J. Pastine
  • David J. Edwards

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aluminum
  • California
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Detonation Waves
  • Detonations
  • Diameters
  • Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Explosives
  • Maryland
  • Military Research
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • Physical Properties
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Explosive Engineering.