Operation Wigwam. Project 3.1. Applied Pressures on and Hull Response of Wigwam Targets
Abstract
The external pressures applied to the hull were measured with pressure gages and the deformation of the hull was measured with strain gages and displacement gages on the three SQUAW Targets. The results indicate that the SQUAW-12 was at a horizontal range of 5,200 feet, the shock pressure at the hull was about 845 psi, and the SQUAW was destroyed within 20 milliseconds. The SQUAW-13 was at a horizontal range of 7,200 feet, the shock pressure at the hull wax about 540 psi, and the hull was near collapse but did not rupture. It is estimated that the lethal horizontal range of the SQUAW Target is about 7,000 feet.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1955
- Accession Number
- ADA995042
Entities
People
- A. E. Hirsch
- G. Chertock
- R. W. Mayo
- T. F. Ogilvie
Organizations
- United States Atomic Energy Commission