Accession Number:

ADA063512

Title:

Venting of Pressure through Perforated Plates

Descriptive Note:

Final technical rept

Corporate Author:

ARMY BALLISTIC RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD

Personal Author(s):

• Kingery, Charles
• Coulter, George
• Pearson, Richard

Report Date:

1978-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

50.0

Abstract:

Results are presented for a series of experiments designed to determine the pressure venting characteristics of perforated plates. Pressure decay from a chamber as a function of the vented area is presented for a series of perforated plates. Author

Descriptors:

• *SHOCK WAVES
• *VENTS
• BLAST WAVES
• EXPLOSIONS
• CONTAINMENT(GENERAL)
• HOLES(OPENINGS)
• PRESSURE
• SHIELDING
• METAL PLATES
• HOT GASES
• DECAY
• GAS FLOW
• EXPLOSIVE GASES
• PERFORATION
• VENTING

Subject Categories:

• Structural Engineering and Building Technology
• Explosions

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE