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W. W. HiUstrom, Formation of Pyrophoric Fragments, BRL MR 2306, AD 765447, Ballistics Research Laboratory, Aberdeen, Md., 1973. 

D. J. McCracken, Hydrocarbon Combustion and Physical Properties Rep. No. 1496, Ballistic Research Laboratories, Sept. 1970. 

Ballistics Research Laboratory (BRL) Equation for Steel Targets.. . 26-20... 

Printing Office, vol. 2, November 1990, Figs. 2-7 and 2-15, or Kingery and PanniU, Memorandum Report No. 1518, Ballistic Research Laboratories, Aberdeen Proving Ground, U.S., April 1964) can then be used to determine the blast parameters of interest (Fig. 26-9). This method has hmitations in the far field where the peak incident overpressure is less than 4 kN/m" (0.5 psi). In this region, local terrain and weather effects become significant. 

Jonas, G.H. and Zukas, J.A., Mechanics of Penetration Analysis and Experiment, US Army Ballistic Research Laboratory Technical Report ARBL-TR-02137, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 64 pp., February 1979. 

Walters, W.P., Influence of Material Viscosity on the Theory of Shaped-Charge Jet Formation, US Army Ballistic Research Laboratory Memorandum Report No. ARBRL-MR-02941, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 43 pp., August 1979. 

Walters, W.P., Chou, P.C., and Flis, W.J., US Army Ballistic Research Laboratory Technical Report No. BRL-TR-2826, Aberdeen Proving Ground MD, 41 pp., July 1987. 

Kingery, C., and B. Pannill. 1964. Memorandum Report 1518. Ballistic Research Laboratory, Aberdeen, MD. 

Anderson, C., W. Townsend, R. Markland, and J. Zook. 1975. Comparison of various thermal systems for the protection of railroad tank cars tested at the FRA/BRL torching facility. Interim Memorandum Report No. 459, Ballistic Research Laboratories. 

Kingery, C.N., Schumacher, R., and Ewing, W.O., Jr., "Internal Pressure from Explosions in Suppressive Structures," Memorandum Report ARBRL-MR-02848, U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD., June 1978. 

Kingery, C. N., and Bulmash, G., "Airblast Parameters from TNT Spherical Air Burst and Hemispherical Surface Burst," Ballistic Research Laboratory Technical Report ARBRL-TR-02555, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD., 1984. 

Contributions to data transfer and computer interfacing by J. Romanski, K. Fickie, and R.M. Gaboon at the Ballistic Research Laboratory are gratefully acknowledged. We appreciate the cooperation provided by the General Research Corporation and discussions with M.J. Aiken during this development effort. 

Computer Program Documentation Part IV. "User s Guide , Ballistics Research Laboratories (BRL), Aberdeen, Md (March 1968) [Contract DA-04-200-AMC-3226(X)]. Parts I,... 

Refs 1) G.B. Kistiakowsky, "Theory of Detonation of Explosives , pp 955-57 in Kirk Othmer 5(1950) (Not found in the 2nd edition of Kirk Othmer) 2) J. Dewey, BRL (Ballistics Research Laboratory) Report 828(1952), Aberdeen, Md 3) Dunkle s Syllabus (1957-1958), p 263, Table XXIV (Detonation parameters) 270-77 (Charge parameters) 4) R.D. Cowan ... 

Doali, J.O., Fifer, R.A., Kruezynski, D.I., and Nelson, B.J. (1989) The mobile combustion diagnostic fixture and its application to the study of propellant combustion. Part I investigation of the low pressure combustion of LOVA XM-39 propellant. Technical Report No. BRL-MR-378/5, U.S. Ballistic Research Laboratory, MD. 

Tris(nitratomethyl)-propene-l and 3,3" Bis(nitratomechyl) -bucene-l", BRL(Ballistic Research Laboratory), Memorandum. Report No 1230(1959), Project No 503-02-001 and TB 3-0110... 

U. S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratories, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.J I. J. RUSSELL... 

L)lnterferometer Camera. E.Mach and his son L.Mach were the first to apply interferometer techniques to study of ballistic problems (Ref 1, p 275), The camera devised by them was improved by Zehnder and became known as "Mach -Zehnder Interferometer (Ref 2,p 173 Ref 18,p 141 and Addnl Ref dd). Bennett et al (Addnl Ref cc)gave the theory of interferometric analysis and described the procedure used at BRL(Ballistic Research Laboratories), Aberdeen, Md for analysis of airflow around projs in flight. The app of... 

N.J. Ballistics Research Laboratories at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland and Armour Research Foundation, Chicago, Illinois... 

L.A. Watermeier et al, "A Summary of Recent Combustion Instability Research in Solid Rocket Propellants at Ballistics Research Laboratories , BRL MemoRept No 1489(1963)... 

A series of tests were conducted by the Ballistic Research Laboratory at the APRFR which ranged from developing techniques and methods of irradiating burning miniature rocket motors and strand burners from outside to inside the reactor core (in the glory hole) (Refs... 

Ballistics Research Laboratory, Aberdeen, Md brown brothers British Patent British Rayon Research Association Brown Sharpe Manufacturing Co (wire gauge) Buildings Research Station (Brit)... 

Ballistic Research Laboratory, ARRADCOM, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005... 

Pesce-Rodriquez RA, Fifer RA. 1990. Photoacoustic FTIR investigation of a nitramine propellant system [Abstract], In 41st Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition on analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy, Pittsburgh, PA, March 5-9, 1990. Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, 5-9. 

BALLISTICS RESEARCH LABORATORY MODELING - BLAST, FRAGMENTATION... 

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