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12 - Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering

Cranfield University

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Output 85 of 564 in the submission

Article title

Blast waves from cylindrical charges

Type

D - Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s00193-013-0438-7

Title of journal

Shock Waves

Article number

Volume number

Issue number

First page of article

337

ISSN of journal

0938-1287

Year of publication

2013

URL

Number of additional authors

Additional information

TNT equivalency underpins all explosive safety legislation but assumes a spherical charge, despite military charges being cylindrically shaped. This research developed for the first time a simple method of predicting the blast from cylindrical charges. This and associated work has resulted in sponsorship for follow-on research projects projects from AWE (Ruth.Cheesman@awe.co.uk), MOD-DOSG (Phil Pitcher, MOD - DESNAG-Exp4@mod.uk) and Wallop Defence Systems Ltd (Les.Gibbons@wallopdefence.com) and a separate contract from AWE to determine the TNT equivalency of non-spherical charges of High Explosives, propellants and pyrotechnics. The results are used to assess the risks of storage and transport of explosives (Ruth.Cheesman@awe.co.uk).

Interdisciplinary

Cross-referral requested

Research group

D - Manufacturing & Materials

Proposed double-weighted

Double-weighted statement

Reserve for a double-weighted output

Non-English

English abstract