Gas Pressure Loads from Explosions within Vented and Unvented Structures

Abstract

Gas pressures from explosions within enclosures, as opposed to shock loads, can be the dominant loads causing structural failure. This paper reviews test results and prediction methods for gas pressures for many types of internal explosions including high explosives plus combustibles, gas mixtures and dust suspensions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP001739

Entities

People

  • E. D. Esparza
  • J. C. Hokanson
  • N. R. Sandoval
  • W. E. Baker

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combustion
  • Dust Explosions
  • Energy
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Of Combustion
  • High Explosives
  • Internal Pressure
  • Materials
  • Solid Propellants
  • Static Pressure

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.