Injuries Produced by the Propagation of Airblast Waves through Orifices

Injuries Produced by the Propagation of Airblast Waves through Orifices

The biological effects produced by airblast waves passing through small openings were evaluated using sheep. Specimens were oriented with their thoraces in front of circular orifices of 3.8- and 7.6-centimeters radii in the endplate of a 0.6-m diameter shocktube. Subjects were also tested in front o...

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Hauptverfasser: Richmond, D, Fletcher, E R, Saunders, K, Yelverton, J T
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ARMORED VEHICLES
BLAST WAVES
EXPLOSION EFFECTS
Explosions
JET FLOW
LIVER
LUNG
Medicine and Medical Research
ORIFICES
OVERPRESSURE
PE62704H
SHEEP
SHELTERS
SHOCK TUBES
STAGNATION PRESSURE
Stress Physiology
THORACES
WAVE PROPAGATION
WOUNDS AND INJURIES
WU08
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Zusammenfassung:The biological effects produced by airblast waves passing through small openings were evaluated using sheep. Specimens were oriented with their thoraces in front of circular orifices of 3.8- and 7.6-centimeters radii in the endplate of a 0.6-m diameter shocktube. Subjects were also tested in front of a D-shaped orifice, equivalent radius of 24 centimeters, in the upstream wall of a test chamber located beyond the end of a 1.8-m diameter shocktube. The animals sustained crushing type of injuries, primarily to the rib cage, lungs, and liver.