Adiabatic Computation of Internal Blast from Aluminum-Cased Charges in Air.

Abstract

Calculations have been carried out, using the HP9845A desktop computer, for the maximum overpressures developed by combustion of fuels plus aluminum in confined air volumes. N all, eight fuels were chosen, both conventional and explosive. The mass of fuel to that of metal was varied from 0.1 to 10.0 and the total concentration of fuel plus metal ranged from 0.1 to 10.0 kilograms per cubic meter of incident air. The computations include evaluation of the adiabatic temperatures and of the product compositions, the latter involving the chemical equilibria amongst 28 gaseous and up to five condensed-phase substances.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA116681

Entities

People

  • Andrea K. Mcdonald
  • Richard A. Reinhardt

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Calorific Value
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Composite Propellants
  • Elements
  • Equations
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal
  • Explosives
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Oxygen
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Specific Heat
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Explosive Engineering.