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Study of The Blast Waves from the Explosion of Nonspherical Charges
Author(s) -
Ismail M. M.,
Murray S. G.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.56
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1521-4087
pISSN - 0721-3115
DOI - 10.1002/prep.19930180304
Subject(s) - overpressure , blast wave , impulse (physics) , mechanics , shock wave , physics , geology , classical mechanics , nuclear physics
The blast wave patterns from the explosion of cylindrical charges are very complex and the pressure‐time histories exhibit multiple shocks. The accurate assessment of the blast wave parameters (positive peak overpressure, duration, and the positive impulse) thus is not a simple task. In this paper a simple system is described for studying the blast waves from the explosion of small cylindrical charges together with comprehensive methods to analyse the experimental results. The assessment of the near‐field/far‐field behaviour also has been studied.