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Distributed Explosive-Driven Six-foot Diameter by Two-Hundred Foot Long Shock Tubes
The blast parameters for the 6-foot diameter by 200-foot long, explosively driven shock tube are presented in this report. The purpose, main characteristics, and blast simulation capabilities of this PETN Primacord, explosively driven facility are included. Experimental data are presented for air and Sulfurhexaflouride (SF6) test gases with initial pressures between 0.5 to 12.1 psia (ambient). Experimental data are presented and include shock wave time of amval at various test stations, flow duration, static or side-on overpressure, and stagnation or head-on overpressure. The blast parameters calculated from the above measured parameters and presented in this report include shock wave velocity, shock strength, shock Mach number, flow Mach Number, reflected pressure, dynamic pressure, particle velocity, density, and temperature. Graphical data for the above parameters are included. Algorithms and least squares fit equations are also included.