Application of Computational Modeling for Explosive Hazard Assessments

摘要

Computational modeling is routinely used in the design and development of explosive systems but is not typically applied in performing hazard assessments related to explosives. Typically simplified models are used to perform analysis related to safety and security applications involving explosives. These models can misrepresent the destructive output from explosive devices because they do not resolve many of the aspects of the scenarios such as wave reflection, channeling and focusing of blast waves. Here a computational model developed specifically for explosive hazard assessments is reviewed and the advantages as compared to simple models are highlighted. Also presented are techniques being developed that are specifically formulated to enhance the application of computational modeling to explosive hazard assessment problems.