A Model for Injury from Fragments Generated by the Explosion of Munitions

Abstract

A model is described for the assessment of the injury to persons exposed in the open to primary fragments generated by the explosion of a stack of munitions. The model is in two parts, the first dealing with the generation and flight of the fragments and the second with their injuring power. The model accepts standard fragment mass distribution data for the unit of weapons. It generates the probabilities of fatal, severe and slight injury as a function of distance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA514943

Entities

People

  • F. P. Lees
  • N. F. Scilly
  • S. M. Gilbert

Organizations

  • Loughborough University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bodies
  • Body Regions
  • Casualties
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Health Services
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Munitions
  • Near Field
  • Trajectories
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Explosive Engineering.