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Title:
Pressure Vessel Peak Stress Related to Explosive Yield and Mass
Author(s):
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1963 Nov 08
Declassification Date:
1995 Sep 12
Accession Number:
OOL20100097
Document Number(s):
UCRL-ID-127814; UCRL-ID-129636
Originating Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OpenNet Entry Date:
2019 Aug 19
OpenNet Modified Date:
2026 Aug 21
Description/Abstract:
The pulse rocket system studies made here up to now have assumed that the pressure vessel has simply to sustain quasi-steady-state gas pressure multiplied by a constant factor of 4. This assumption results in a fixed ratio between vessel mass and energy, dependent on yield stress and density of the vessel material. A simple formula, given below, provides some improvement in treatment of this subject by taking initial transient pressures into account. Comparisons with other available data are shown.