Chain Detonation of Explosives and Detonation of Explosives in Vicinity of Cables.

Abstract

On numerous occasions it is desired to shoot a string of charges electrically without creating a chain detonation. For experimental purposes it is frequently requested that these charges be spaced as closely together as possible. During the past year, strings of small charges have been tested and during the fall of 1961 considerable effort was expended aboard the T-Boat and Allegheny to obtain, information on larger charges. From the theoretical standpoint, if one obtains data for one size of charge, data for other sizes may be had by recourse to the standard relationship where the breaching radius varies approximately with the cube root of the charge weight. It was felt that field data should be taken, however, since the effect of pressure waves on the electric detonators was unknown. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 15, 1961
Accession Number
ADA068786

Entities

People

  • Henry C. Beck
  • Ramon Rice

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Deep Water
  • Detonations
  • Detonators
  • Electric Detonators
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Military Research
  • Shallow Water
  • Standards
  • Water
  • Wind
  • Wind Direction
  • Wind Velocity

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster