Blast/Fire Interaction Experiments
Report Number: CONF-8305107, p. 217-222
Author(s): McKee, Robert G., Jr.
Corporate Author(s): Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc.
Laboratory: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Date of Publication: 1983-07
Pages: 6
DoD Task:
Identifier: This paper is part of a conference proceedings. See ADA132780
Abstract:
Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc . (LATA), under contract to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is fielding three categories of experiments at the DIRECT COURSE H.E . Event. The three categories consist of: l) constrained debris, 2) unconstrained debris, and 3) room fires. The overall goal of these experiments is to reduce the present uncertainties in estimates of fire effects of nuclear explosions caused by airblast effects, notably extinction of fires by airblast. More specifically, the experimental objectives are to explore mechanisms of air blast extinction, to test conclusions drawn from shocktube experiments.
Author(s): McKee, Robert G., Jr.
Corporate Author(s): Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc.
Laboratory: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Date of Publication: 1983-07
Pages: 6
DoD Task:
Identifier: This paper is part of a conference proceedings. See ADA132780
Abstract:
Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc . (LATA), under contract to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is fielding three categories of experiments at the DIRECT COURSE H.E . Event. The three categories consist of: l) constrained debris, 2) unconstrained debris, and 3) room fires. The overall goal of these experiments is to reduce the present uncertainties in estimates of fire effects of nuclear explosions caused by airblast effects, notably extinction of fires by airblast. More specifically, the experimental objectives are to explore mechanisms of air blast extinction, to test conclusions drawn from shocktube experiments.