Quick Estimates of Peak Overpressure from Two Simultaneous Blast Waves

Abstract

Several simple approximations to the peak overpressure between two interacting (simultaneous) blast waves are explored and compared to the LAMB approximation method for multibursts. The best estimates suggest about a 30% (10%-50%) increase in line-target coverage over that covered by two nonsimultaneous bursts. Coverage is restricted to strong shocks (Delta-P > 100 psi).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA059940

Entities

People

  • H. L. Brode

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Area Coverage
  • Blast
  • Blast Waves
  • Civil Defense
  • Civil Engineering
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Explosions
  • Measurement
  • Overpressure
  • Sea Level
  • Security
  • Surface Burst
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Regression Analysis.