Abstract
This paper deals with blast waves generated by a bursting spherical vessel filled with a pressurized gas. A large number of numerical simulations are performed. From the results of the simulations, a simple model comparable to the TNT-equivalent model is derived. The new blast wave model consists of a single relationship between the scaled peak overpressure and the scaled distance. Moreover, a closed-form expression for the explosion efficiency as function of the initial velocity only is provided.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 145-157 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of Hazardous Materials |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 2-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 1996 |
Keywords
- Blast wave
- Explosion