The Use of One- and Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Machine Calculations in High Explosive Research

Abstract

Hydrodynamic calculations in conjunction with experiments provide an effective method for obtaining otherwise inaccessible information on high explosives. The credibility of the calculational program (code) is established by comparison with the steady state solutions for certain detonation problems obtained by the method of characteristics. The machine calculation is then applied to specific problems in one and two dimensions to explain some of the difficulties an experimenter would encounter in attempting to measure the pressure at a detonation front.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 29, 1965
Accession Number
ADA385045

Entities

People

  • Ernest O. Lawrence
  • Mark L. Wilkins

Organizations

  • University of California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Diameters
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Geometry
  • High Explosives
  • Hydrocodes
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Method Of Characteristics
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Plane Geometry
  • Steady State
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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