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PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF EXPLOSIVE EFFECTIVENESS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 8315
Amount: $64,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1988
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
4300 San Mateo Blvd Ne - Ste A
Albuquerque, NM 87110
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 FRANK A MAESTAS
 (505) 883-3636
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Research Institution
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Abstract

A METHOD FOR THE EVALUATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION IS PROPOSED. DAMAGE OF A RIGID RUNWAY CONCRETE SLAB WILL BE OPTIMIZED FOR VARIOUS EXPLOSIVE ENERGY RELEASE RATES. THE STEPS FOR THE PROGRAM ARE: 1) COLLECTION AND EVALUATION OF RUNWAY TEST DAMAGE RESULTS, 2) PRELIMINARY LITERATURE SEARCH FOR APPROPRIATE HYPERGOLIC ENERGY RELEASE RATE, 3) NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF EXPLOSIVES PLACED BELOW A RUNWAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPRODUCE THE TEST DATA, 4) NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF VARIOUS EXPLOSIVES RELEASE CHARACTERISTICS, AND 5) COMPARISONS OF THE RESULTS OF THE SECOND AND THIRD STEPS TO OPTIMIZE DAMAGE STATES.

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