Velocity Interferometer System For Any Reflector (VISAR): Studies Of Wave Growth In Granular Explosives

Robert E. Setchell

doi:10.1117/12.936275

9 January 1984 Velocity Interferometer System For Any Reflector (VISAR): Studies Of Wave Growth In Granular Explosives

Robert E. Setchell

Proceedings Volume 0427, High Speed Photography, Videography, and Photonics I; (1984) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936275
Event: 27th Annual Technical Symposium, 1983, San Diego, United States

Abstract

VISAR instrumentation has been used to examine how compressive waves grow towards detonation in granular explosives. In the experiments, a variety of initial waveforms have been generated in explosive samples using planar impact techniques and carefully designed projectile and target assemblies. Despite limitations due to window interfaces, VISAR measurements have provided important insights into initiation processes, and have contributed to a useful data base for the evaluation of predictive models.

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Robert E. Setchell "Velocity Interferometer System For Any Reflector (VISAR): Studies Of Wave Growth In Granular Explosives", Proc. SPIE 0427, High Speed Photography, Videography, and Photonics I, (9 January 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936275

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