Numerical Modeling of Explosives and Propellants - Hardcover

Mader, Charles L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1420052381 ISBN 13: 9781420052381

Publisher: CRC Press, 2007

Synopsis

Major advances, both in modeling methods and in the computing power required to make those methods viable, have led to major breakthroughs in our ability to model the performance and vulnerability of explosives and propellants. In addition, the development of proton radiography during the last decade has provided researchers with a major new experimental tool for studying explosive and shock wave physics. Problems that were once considered intractable – such as the generation of water cavities, jets, and stems by explosives and projectiles – have now been solved.

Numerical Modeling of Explosives and Propellants, Third Edition provides a complete overview of this rapidly emerging field, covering basic reactive fluid dynamics as well as the latest and most complex methods and findings. It also describes and evaluates Russian contributions to the experimental explosive physics database, which only recently have become available.

This book comes packaged with a CD-ROM that contains―

·         FORTRAN and executable computer codes that operate under Microsoft® Windows Vista operating system and the OS X operating system for Apple computers

·         Windows Vista and MAC compatible movies and PowerPoint presentations for each chapter

·         Explosive and shock wave databases generated at the Los Alamos  National Laboratory and the Russian Federal Nuclear Centers

Charles Mader’s three-pronged approach – through text, computer programs, and animations – imparts a thorough understanding of new computational methods and experimental measuring techniques, while also providing the tools to put these methods to effective use.

About this title

Synopsis

The development of automatic mesh refinement (AMR) Eulerian reactive hydrodynamic code since 2000 has led to an increased understanding and modeling of applications that was not previously possible. Serving as a comprehensive introductory guide, the third edition of "Numerical Modeling of Explosives and Propellants" features a new chapter on Nobel Code and a new 5,000-page appendix on the "Los Alamos Data Volumes", which had restricted availability until now. An accompanying CD-ROM contains supporting material, including Fortran and modeling codes. All chapters offer PowerPoint presentations and have been updated with the latest information on the current state of explosive and propellant technologies.

About the Author

Mader Consulting Company, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1420052381
• ISBN 13: 9781420052381
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 538