Injuries Produced by the Propagation of Airblast Waves through Orifices

Abstract

The biological effects produced by airblast waves passing through small openings were evaluated using sheep. Specimens were oriented with their thoraces in front of circular orifices of 3.8- and 7.6-centimeters radii in the endplate of a 0.6-m diameter shocktube. Subjects were also tested in front of a D-shaped orifice, equivalent radius of 24 centimeters, in the upstream wall of a test chamber located beyond the end of a 1.8-m diameter shocktube. The animals sustained crushing type of injuries, primarily to the rib cage, lungs, and liver.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA106146

Entities

People

  • A. D. Richmond
  • E. R. Fletcher
  • J. T. Yelverton
  • K. Saunders

Organizations

  • Lovelace Foundation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Department Of Defense
  • Jet Flow
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Overpressure
  • Schools
  • Security
  • Shock Tubes
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Stagnation Pressure
  • Tank Guns
  • Vehicles
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology