Dispersion of particles by a strong explosion

Timothy C. DuBois, Milan Jamriska, and Alex Skvortsov
Phys. Rev. E 92, 023025 – Published 24 August 2015

Abstract

The dynamics of particle transport under the influence of localized high energy anomalies (explosions) is a complicated phenomenon dependent on many physical parameters of both the particle and the medium it resides in. Here we present a conceptual model that establishes simple scaling laws for particle dispersion in relation to the energy released in a blast, properties of the medium, physical properties of particles, and their initial position away from a blast epicenter. These dependencies are validated against numerical simulations and we discuss predictions of the model which can be validated experimentally. Other applications and extensions to the framework are also considered.

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  • Received 27 March 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.023025

Published by the American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Timothy C. DuBois, Milan Jamriska, and Alex Skvortsov*

  • Defence Science and Technology Organisation, 506 Lorimer Street, Fishermans Bend, Victoria 3207, Australia

  • *alex.skvortsov@dsto.defence.gov.au

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Vol. 92, Iss. 2 — August 2015

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