Strong Blast Wave Computer Programs

Abstract

This report describes a computer program package for the computation of the flow field within a strong blast bubble. The programs are based on Sedov-Laporte-Chang formulas and compute any of the following: shock front location and corresponding flow values, flow profiles at fixed times, flow histories at fixed distances, particle trajectories, and Mach-lines. The input and the output are in terms of dimensional quantities expressed in SI base units. The flow field can be calculated for a ratio of specific heats between one and seven, and for spherical, cylindrical, or planar symmetry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA092346

Entities

People

  • Aivars Celmins

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Blast
  • Blast Waves
  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Explosions
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Mathematics
  • Particle Trajectories
  • Particles
  • Si Base Units
  • Specific Heat
  • Symmetry
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Fluid Dynamics.