The Foulness Multiton Air Blast Simulator. Part 3. Blast Wave Formation and Methods Used to Drive the Simulator,

Abstract

The various techniques used to drive the Foulness multiton air blast simulator and obtain optimum performance are described. These involve boosting the total energy release of the explosive driver using expanded polystyrene and at the same time, controlling the rate of release. The part played by aqueous foam in minimising irregularities in waveform also is described. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA082693

Entities

People

  • Pamela M. Clare

Organizations

  • Atomic Weapons Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Acceleration
  • Blast
  • Blast Waves
  • Diameters
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Flux Density
  • Foreign Languages
  • Magnetic Flux
  • Magnetic Flux Density
  • Metric System
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Polystyrenes
  • Simulators
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Waveform Generators
  • Waves

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.