LIST OF FIGURES 



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1 Experimental Set Up for Dome Velocity Shots Using Small 

 Charges 18 



2 Experimental Set Up for Dome Velocity Shots in Steel Tank 19 



3 Cap Holder for Tank Shots 20 



4 Critical Depth Experiment Using Caps 21 



5 Typiced Example of Low Dome Velocity 22 



6 Influence of Surface Ripples on Dome Appearance 23 



7 Typical Examples of High Dome Velocities 24 



8 Similarity Curve for Peak Pressvtre vs. wV3/r for Pentolite 25 



9 Similarity Cvirve for Peak Pressure vs. w1/3/r for 



Pressed Tetryl 26 



10 Typical Examples of High and Low Dome Velocities 27 



11 Effect of Surface Active Agent on Dome Velocity 28 



12 Sympathetic Detonation Series 29 



13 Dome Velocity Similarity Curve for Peak Pressure vs. W^^/R 



for Engineer's Special Detonators 30 



13a Corrected Peak Pressure vs. Ir^^/'B. for Engineer's Special 



Detonators 31 



14 Sympathetic Detonation from Dome Velocity Points Placed 



on Similarity Curve from Fig. 13 32 



15 Dome Velocity Results with Lowered Surface Tension Points 

 Placed on Similarity Curve from Fig. 13 33 



15a Dome Velocity Results with Lowered Surface Tension Points- 

 Placed on Similarity Curve from Fig. 13 and Fig. 13a 34 



16 Csdculation of T from Greatest Dome Diameter 35 



