Modeling of the Non-Auditory Response to Blast Overpressure. A Surrogate Model of Thoracic Response to Blast Loading

Abstract

A surrogate material was sought to facilitate laboratory model tests on the dynamics of blast injury of the lung. Off-the-shelf shaving cream (foam) was found to have a nominal density of (0.1 gram per centimeter cubed) and a wave speed of 35 meters per second, similar to that of the lung parenchyma, and was chosen as the surrogate material. Keywords: RA 3, Surrogate model of thoracic response to Blast loading, Explosions, Injury, ITP, Intrathoracic pressure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223393

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  • H. H. Ho
  • J. H. Stuhmiller
  • J. H.-y. Yu

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  • Biomedical

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  • Back Pressure
  • Composite Materials
  • Diameters
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  • Esophagus
  • Instrumentation
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  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Model Tests
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Security
  • Wave Propagation

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  • Cardiovascular Physiology
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