Project Misty Castle: Distant Airblast Effects Predictions

摘要

An assessment has been made of expected damages from 100 and 600 ton yield chemical explosions at Fort Hood, Texas, under various weather conditions which can distort the airblast propagation. A windowpane survey was made for use with airblast overpressure and damage probability functions to obtain damage predictions. Criteria were established for weather (sound velocities versus height) structures to limit propagation and damage to an acceptable level, and a one-year climatology of suitable firing days was generated. Results show that a 600 ton ANFO explosion could be fired at Fort Hood without causing excessive damage or insult to the surrounding region. (ERA citation 04:001292)