Measurement of impulse from the close-in explosion of doped charges using a pendulum

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 487-494

  Enstock, L K ^a   Smith, P D ^b  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Close in; Explosion; Impulse; Pendulum

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; EXPLOSIONS; IMPULSE TESTING; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

COPPER OXIDE; ELECTRONIC PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; EXPLOSIVE CHARGES; PENDULUM DEVICE;

PENDULUMS;

EID: 33751007011     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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