Turner, GR2008-07-102008-07-102008Turner, GR. 2008. An alternative method for the measurement of the mechanical impulse of a vertically directed blast. Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 79(7), pp 075102-1 - 075102-40034-6748http://www.aip.org/pubservs/web_posting_guidelines.html#noticeshttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/2311Copyright: 2008 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.An alternative method for the measurement of the total mechanical impulse of a vertically directed blast due to an explosive charge is presented. The method differs from apparatus that employ a vertically displaced mass (similar in principle to the ballistic pendulum) in that a relatively compact spring-damper system is employed to constrain the movement of the mass. The mechanical impulse is determined by integrating, with respect to time, the net force applied to the spring-damper system. The details of an explosive impulse measuring instrument rated to 12 kN s are presentedenExplosivesMechanical variables measurementSpringsVibration controlArticleTurner, G. (2008). An alternative method for the measurement of the mechanical impulse of a vertically directed blast. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2311Turner, GR "An alternative method for the measurement of the mechanical impulse of a vertically directed blast." (2008) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2311Turner G. An alternative method for the measurement of the mechanical impulse of a vertically directed blast. 2008; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2311.TY - Article AU - Turner, GR AB - An alternative method for the measurement of the total mechanical impulse of a vertically directed blast due to an explosive charge is presented. The method differs from apparatus that employ a vertically displaced mass (similar in principle to the ballistic pendulum) in that a relatively compact spring-damper system is employed to constrain the movement of the mass. The mechanical impulse is determined by integrating, with respect to time, the net force applied to the spring-damper system. The details of an explosive impulse measuring instrument rated to 12 kN s are presented DA - 2008 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Explosives KW - Mechanical variables measurement KW - Springs KW - Vibration control LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2008 SM - 0034-6748 T1 - An alternative method for the measurement of the mechanical impulse of a vertically directed blast TI - An alternative method for the measurement of the mechanical impulse of a vertically directed blast UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2311 ER -