An Equation of State for Shocked Polyurethane Foam

Abstract

The experimentally observed behavior of systems of high explosives, low density (0.5- and 0.3-g/cc) polyurethane foam, and metals can be numerically reproduced if the foam is assumed to decompose and the decomposition products are described by a BKW equation of state.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 22, 1968
Accession Number
ADA395377

Entities

People

  • Charles L. Mader
  • William J. Carter

Organizations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contractors
  • Elements
  • Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Experimental Data
  • Explosives
  • Heat Of Formation
  • High Density
  • High Explosives
  • High Temperature
  • Isentrope
  • Low Density
  • Metals
  • New Mexico
  • Polyurethanes
  • Specific Volume
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.