Study of The Blast Waves from the Explosion of Nonspherical Charges

Abstract The blast wave patterns from the explosion of cylindrical charges are very complex and the pressure‐time histories exhibit multiple shocks. The accurate assessment of the blast wave parameters (positive peak overpressure, duration, and the positive impulse) thus is not a simple task. In this paper a simple system is described for studying the blast waves from the explosion of small cylindrical charges together with comprehensive methods to analyse the experimental results. The assessment of the near‐field/far‐field behaviour also has been studied.