Firestorm Formation and Environment Characteristics after a Large-Yield Nuclear Burst,

Abstract

The ignition and propagation of fires after a large-yield HOB detonation represent a potentially important nuclear weapons effect. Urban areas, with many ignition sources, are particularly susceptible to fires and to the rapid spread and possible coalescence of individual fires distributed over a large area. Under some circumstances, a firestorm may develop. The objectives of this study areto numerically simulate: (1) the physical conditions leading to a firestorm, and (2) the velocity and pressure fields inside and outside a representative firestorm. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1983
Accession Number
ADP001803

Entities

People

  • Martin Rosenblatt
  • Paul J. Hassig

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Coalescence
  • Detonations
  • Environment
  • Fires
  • Ignition
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Urban Areas
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.