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(utter newbie here): "Explosives have characteristic "detonation velocities" at which shockwaves expand" but the detonation velocity isn't that; from https://
by throwaway_pdp09 6y ago
(utter newbie here):
"Explosives have characteristic "detonation velocities" at which shockwaves expand"
but the detonation velocity isn't that; from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detonation_velocity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detonation_velocity "Explosive velocity, also known as detonation velocity or velocity of detonation (VoD), is the velocity at which the shock wave front travels through a detonated explosive."
I assume that for an infintely sharp explosion, the shock front would rapidly decelerate to something resembling the speed of sound in the medium? - I can't imagine a shock front in the air at 3km/sec (~ 2 miles/sec) not totally utterly destroying everything, be it building or large living organism, literally shredding it.
Are you sure that's right?
- codethief 6y agoDo keep in mind that the energy density of the wave necessarily falls off with (at least) 1/r², r being the distance.
- Donthatme 6y agoLooking into blast waves might be of interest. The jargon of the difference between a shock wave and a blast wave somewhat depends on the sub field of interest.