Intermediate-range explosion airblast propagations
Abstract
Airblasts were recorded from several hundred small explosions (2.3 kg to 1145 kg TNT) under intensively observed weather conditions to refine propagation productions. Some modern rocket propellants may be accidentally detonated to cause an explosion airblast hazard to tens of kilometers range, depending on atmospheric acoustic refraction conditions. Correlations between weather and airblast propagation strength will be used to estimate accidental explosion airblast overpressures at surrounding communities, the expected damage to windows and other sensitive structural components, and the hazard to people from breaking and falling glass.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981STIN...8314450R
- Keywords:
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- Acoustic Scattering;
- Aerial Explosions;
- Atmospheric Attenuation;
- Blast Loads;
- Rocket Propellants;
- Dynamic Pressure;
- Overpressure;
- Rockets;
- Shock Loads;
- Weather;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer