Impulse on Blast Deflectors From a Landmine Explosion

Abstract

Anti-mine blast deflectors are now used as a standard countermeasure to reduce land mine effects on a vehicle's occupants, increasing their chances of survival. The blast deflectors are submitted to an impulse from the soil ejecta and detonation products resulting from a mine explosion. This memorandum presents algebraic equations to estimate the total impulse imparted to these deflectors. The proposed equations are suitable for use in a spreadsheet program and can be used by engineers and scientists to develop anti-mine protection systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA482742

Entities

People

  • J. E. Tremblay

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Anti-Tank Mines
  • Computer Programs
  • Deflectors
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Charges
  • Geometry
  • High Pressure
  • Integrals
  • Land Mines
  • South Africa
  • Specific Impulse
  • Standoff
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

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