Nuclear Cratering.

Abstract

This report describes an investigation of crater formation by nuclear surface bursts; early time processes (radiation and hydrodynamics) and scaling laws are emphasized. We have not attempted a complete theoretical or experimental review of nuclear cratering. Rather this report is intended to be a simple presentation of the important physical processes involved in cratering along with their spatial and temporal scales. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA103435

Entities

People

  • H. M. Foley
  • J. D. Sullivan
  • J. I. Katz
  • W. H. Press

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Databases
  • Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • High Energy
  • High Explosives
  • Mean Free Path
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Radiation
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Shock
  • Standards
  • X Rays
  • Yield Strength

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.