ATMOSPHERIC SIGNALS FROM EXPLOSIONS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1959

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4806778· OSTI ID:4806778

Reed, J. W.

Results are reported from a series of experimental highexplosive shots under inversion conditions at the Nevada Test Site which were made in an attempt to refine blast prediction techniques. Applications of the data in determinations of the amount of energy which remains in the blast wave as it reaches acoustic level and in determinations of the magnitude of the reflection factor when the blast wave strikes the ground are discussed. Data on shock wave propagation are presented graphically. It is concluded that the blast phenomenology of high-altitude shots can be predicted by using modified Sach's scaling. With some extrapolation to the height-of-burst versus blast-yield curve, it should be possible to make order-of-magnitude predictions of blast effects from high-altitude shots up to heights of burst of 1,000,000 ft. (C.H.)

• Research Organization: Sandia Corp., Albuquerque, N. Mex.
• DOE Contract Number: AT(29-1)-789
• NSA Number: NSA-16-005107
• OSTI ID: 4806778
• Report Number(s): SCR-163
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ATMOSPHERE
DIAGRAMS
ENERGY
EXPLOSIONS
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
LEVELS
MOTION
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
REFLECTION
SHOCK WAVES
SIGNALS
SOUND
USES