Open AccessConductivity Histories Measured in Shock-Dispersed-Fuel Explosion Clouds
Author(s) -
A. L. Kuhl
Publication year - 2010
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/978420
Subject(s) - detonation , explosive material , charge (physics) , shock (circulatory) , shaped charge , materials science , signature (topology) , nuclear engineering , physics , chemistry , engineering , medicine , geometry , mathematics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
The notion of high ion and electron concentrations in the detonation of aluminized explosive mixtures has aroused some interest in electro-magnetic effects that the SDF charges might generate when detonated. Beside the scientific aspects at least two questions appear to be of practical interest: (1) Does the detonation of an SDF charge create electro-magnetic disturbances strong enough to affect the operation of electrical infrastructure in for example a tunnel system? (2) Does the detonation of an SDF charge in a tunnel system create an electromagnetic signature that relays information of the charge performance to the outside environment