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FRONT PRESSION PRECURSEUR [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

An air pressure wave which moves ahead of the main blast wave for some distance as a result of a nuclear explosion of appropriate yield and low burst height over a heat-absorbing (or dusty) surface. The pressure at the precursor front increases more gradually than in a true (or ideal) shock wave, so that the behaviour in the precursor region is said to be non-ideal.

OBS

precursor front: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Front de pression qui précède le front principal. Il est provoqué lors d'une explosion nucléaire d'une certaine puissance, à basse altitude au-dessus d'une surface thermo-absorbante (par exemple poussiéreuse). La pression sur le front précurseur augmente plus progressivement que celle d'une onde de choc théorique, aussi dit-on que les conditions au voisinage du front précurseur ne sont pas conformes au modèle calculé.

OBS

front de pression précurseur : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas QBRNE
DEF

Onda de presión en el aire que precede a la onda de choque principal. Se forma como resultado de una explosión nuclear de determinada potencia a baja altura. A medida que avanza forma una superficie que absorbe calor (o polvo). La presión del frente previo aumenta de forma más regular que la onda de choque teórica, de manera que se puede decir que su comportamiento no es el ideal.

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