Blast-pressure measurement with a high-bandwidth fibre optic pressure sensor

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 95-102

  MacPherson, W N ^a   Gander, M J ^a   Barton, J S ^a   Jones, J D C ^a   Owen, C L ^b   Watson, A J ^b   Allen, R M ^c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Explosive air blast measurement; Optical fibre; Pressure

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSION; OPTICAL FIBER; PRESSURE PROBE; SENSOR;

EID: 0034023494     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/11/2/302     Document Type: Article

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