Macro-mechanical modelling of blast wave mitigation in foams. Part I: Review of available experiments and models

Shock Waves

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-23

  Britan, A ^a   Shapiro, H ^a   Liverts, M ^a   Ben Dor, G ^a   Chinnayya, A ^b   Hadjadj, A ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Unité Mixte de Recherche   (France)

Author keywords

Aqeous foams; Blast wave; Experiments and models; Mitigation; Shock waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873316179     PISSN: 09381287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00193-012-0417-4     Document Type: Review

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