Accession Number:

AD0735986

Title:

The Properties of a Blast Wave Obtained from an Analysis of the Particle Trajectories,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

VICTORIA UNIV (BRITISH COLUMBIA)

Personal Author(s):

• Dewey,J. M.

Report Date:

1971-01-14

Pagination or Media Count:

27.0

Abstract:

It is shown that all of the flow properties within an unsteady shock wave of intermediate strength can be determined by an anALYSIS OF THE EXPERIMENTALLY OBSERVED PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES. The analysis has been applied to the blast waves from two large trinitrotoluene t.n.t explosions. The particle trajectories were observed by high-speed photography of smoke tracers formed close to the charges immediately before detonation. Author

Descriptors:

• (*DETONATION WAVES
• *PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES)
• TNT
• BLAST
• SHOCK WAVES
• HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY
• SURFACE BURST
• CANADA

Subject Categories:

• Explosions

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE