THE MEASUREMENT OF FREE AIR ATOMIC BLAST PRESSURES
Free air peak pressure was measured as a function of time and space. Eight instrumented parachute-borne canisters were positioned from 2000 to 29,000 ft vertically above ground zero. Each canister contained an altimeter transducer, two differential pressure transducers, a radio telemetry transmitter, and a radio tracking beacon. The operation was a preliminary test of equipment and techniques. The positions actually attained by the canisters were inconsistent with the intended vertical array and did not provide an accurate test of the Fuchs altitude correction. There is justification for concluding that the data obtained supported the Fuchs theory within the probable accuracy of the observations up to overpressures of 0.1 psi. (D.L.C.)
- Research Organization:
- Air Force Cambridge Research Center. Terrestrial Sciences Lab., Mass.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-021192
- OSTI ID:
- 4180844
- Report Number(s):
- WT-325
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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