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Title: Simulating Small-Scale Experiments of In-Tunnel Airblast Using STUN and ALE3D

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1113517· OSTI ID:1113517

This report details continuing validation efforts for the Sphere and Tunnel (STUN) and ALE3D codes. STUN has been validated previously for blast propagation through tunnels using several sets of experimental data with varying charge sizes and tunnel configurations, including the MARVEL nuclear driven shock tube experiment (Glenn, 2001). The DHS-funded STUNTool version is compared to experimental data and the LLNL ALE3D hydrocode. In this particular study, we compare the performance of the STUN and ALE3D codes in modeling an in-tunnel airblast to experimental results obtained by Lunderman and Ohrt in a series of small-scale high explosive experiments (1997).

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
1113517
Report Number(s):
LLNL-TR-498891
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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