Tri-Service Thermal Flash Test Facility.

Abstract

This report describes the status and capabilities of the Thermal Nuclear Flash Test Facility which is used for investigating the effects of thermal radiation on materials. The Facility consists of several quartz lamp banks for simulating thermal radiation, a wind tunnel for simulating aerodynamic loads, and a mechanical loading device for simulating tension and binding loads, and associated instrumentation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 29, 1978
Accession Number
ADA056321

Entities

People

  • Benjamin H. Wilt
  • Nicholas J. Olson
  • Ronald A. Servais

Organizations

  • University of Dayton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Data Acquisition
  • Gages
  • Heat Flux
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Research Facilities
  • Strain Gages
  • Test Facilities
  • Thermal Radiation
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.