Open AccessTHE BURNS UNDER A "HOT-WET" UNIFORM SPACED FROM SKIN FOR NUCLEAR WEAPON PULSES OF THERMAL RADIATION. Final Report
Author(s) -
G. P. de Lhery,
Willard L. Derksen,
E.A. Garde,
T.I. Monahan,
George Mixter
Publication year - 1959
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4188460
Subject(s) - eschar , ignition system , radiation , thermal radiation , carbon arc welding , thermal burn , radiant heat , materials science , thermal , irradiation , nuclear engineering , optics , composite material , physics , medicine , meteorology , surgery , nuclear physics , thermodynamics , filler metal , arc welding , welding , engineering
The burns to the skin of anesthetized rats were determined for the thermal radiation pulses of a carbon arc on a hot-wet uniform when spaced 5 mm from the skin. The radiant exposures to cause burns resulting in eschar were tion pulses corresponding to 250, 1000, 2900, and 10,000 kiloton detonations, respectively. The threshold lesions were caused by volatile products not associated with ignition. The associated temperatures were recorded. (auth