- Author
- Adiga, K. C. | Willauer, H. D. | Ananth, R. | Williams, F. W.
- Title
- Implications of Droplet Breakup and Formation of Ultra Fine Mist in Blast Mitigation.
- Coporate
- NanoMist Systems, LLC, Macon, GA Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
- Journal
- Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 44, No. 3, 363-369, April 2009
- Keywords
- blasts | mitigation | droplets | mist | vaporization | water mist | water | evaporation time | enthalpy | deformation
- Identifiers
- blast mitigation; droplet breakup; ergy extraction; ultra fine mist; vaporization energy; shock weakening; droplet breakup energies for water droplets; surface energies of both parent and child droplets; surface-to-volume ratio of the ultra fine droplets; vaporization timescale; analysis of breakup process and computing energies; deformation transition energy consideration in breakup process path; energy extraction by vaporization of fragmented droplets and the time scales