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Increased fluid pressure and flow from an explosion
In fluid dynamics, a blast wave is the increased pressure and flow resulting from the deposition of a large amount of energy in a small, very localised
Blast_wave
Self-similar solution describing the fluid dynamics of explosions
Neumann–Sedov blast wave (or sometimes referred to as Sedov–von Neumann–Taylor blast wave) refers to a blast wave induced by a strong explosion. The blast wave was
Taylor–von Neumann–Sedov blast wave
Taylor–von_Neumann–Sedov_blast_wave
Type of physical trauma
Blast injuries are divided into four classes: primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary. Primary injuries are caused by blast overpressure waves,
Blast_injury
Topics referred to by the same term
Wave Blaster may refer to: Yamaha WaveBlaster, a personal watercraft produced from 1993 to 1996 Creative Wave Blaster, a companion MIDI-daughterboard
Wave_Blaster
Concepts for launch into space
jet propulsion. Other physics come into play at higher velocities. A blast wave accelerator is similar to a space gun but it differs in that rings of
Non-rocket_spacelaunch
Place where people can go to protect themselves from blasts and explosions
geological features with blast-protective properties that can be used to protect against blasts. Blast shelters deflect the blast wave from nearby explosions
Blast_shelter
1908 air burst explosion in Siberia, Russia
explosion registered at seismic stations across Eurasia, and air waves from the blast were detected in Germany, Denmark, Croatia, and the United Kingdom
Tunguska_event
Specialized body armor for protection from explosions
exploded device. It also stops or greatly decreases the pressure of the blast wave being transmitted to the person inside of the suit. Most bomb suits, such
Bomb_suit
Safety practices related to explosives
is better. K328 equates to a blast overpressure of 0.0655 psi (452 Pa) which will not harm people in the open. A blast wave phenomenon is an incident involving
Explosives_safety
atmosphere can be approximately divided into four basic categories: the blast and shock wave: 50% of total energy thermal radiation: 35% of total energy ionizing
Effects_of_nuclear_explosions
Defensive military storage fortification
below-ground bathroom with fiber-reinforced plastic shells. Bunkers deflect the blast wave from nearby explosions to prevent ear and internal injuries to people
Bunker
Explosive weapon that uses exothermic reaction
employ a combination of negative shock wave effects and extreme temperature to incinerate objects within the blast radius. Fragmentation is produced by
Bomb
Device producing a high-temperature explosion
creates a massive blast wave. The blast wave can destroy reinforced buildings, equipment, and kill or injure people. The blast wave's antipersonnel effect
Thermobaric_weapon
Specialized group of penetrating and blunt force injuries to the eye and its structure
characteristic blast wave, often referred to as the leading shock wave. Physically, this wave is characterized as a non-linear, discontinuous wave front that
Blast-related_ocular_trauma
Method of personal protection from a nuclear explosion
ballistic window glass lacerations when the slower moving blast wave arrived. However, in higher blast pressure zones, where partial-to-total building collapse
Duck_and_cover
Most powerful nuclear weapon ever tested
explosion site. The blast wave circled the globe three times, with the first one taking 36 hours and 27 minutes. A seismic wave in the Earth's crust
Tsar_Bomba
First detonation of a nuclear weapon
The energy of the blast wave was measured by a large number of sensors using a variety of physical principles. The piezoelectric blast gauges were thrown
Trinity_(nuclear_test)
Energy released in nuclear weapons explosions
respectively. The blast wave, however, was likely assumed to grow out as the surface area of the approximately hemispheric near surface burst blast wave of the Trinity
Nuclear_weapon_yield
1917 maritime disaster in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
of high explosives. The ship was completely blown apart and a powerful blast wave radiated from the explosion initially at more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Halifax_Explosion
Low-yield thermonuclear weapon
neutron radiation in the immediate vicinity of the blast while minimizing the physical power of the blast itself. The neutron release generated by a nuclear
Neutron_bomb
Ammonium nitrate explosion in Lebanon
fidelity on blast wave propagation: A reduced-scale case study examining the role of the grain siloes in the 2020 Beirut explosion". Shock Waves. 35 (6):
2020_Beirut_explosion
Form of land mine designed for use against humans
force. When a person steps on a blast mine and activates it, the mine's main charge detonates, creating a blast shock wave consisting of hot gases travelling
Anti-personnel_mine
2000 submarine accident in the Barents Sea
(19 in) air conditioning duct. The bulkhead should have arrested the blast wave, but in keeping with common Russian submarine practice, the pressurised
Kursk_submarine_disaster
1947 destruction of bunkers on Heligoland
destroyed. The porous sandstone that makes up the island allowed the blast wave to escape so only the southern tip of the island was destroyed, but there
Operation_Big_Bang
Instrument
biological specimens are affected by blast waves. A shock wave inside a shock tube may be generated by a small explosion (blast-driven) or by the buildup of high
Shock_tube
Detonation of an explosive above a target for increased pressure wave damage
which detonates at waist level, increasing the blast radius and harm inflicted by detonation, shock wave, and flying splinters. A relatively recent example
Air_burst
Propagating disturbance
environments feature many different types of shock waves. Some common examples are supernovae shock waves or blast waves travelling through the interstellar medium
Shock_wave
Paper toy
the sound barrier. In actuality, what happens is that air rushes in a blast wave to fill the vacuum created in the pocket that opens. The sound is described
Paper_popper
Near-Earth asteroid that fell over Russia in 2013
atmosphere, creating a large shock wave. The asteroid had a total kinetic energy before atmospheric impact equivalent to the blast yield of 400–500 kilotonnes
Chelyabinsk_meteor
Electromagnetic projectile launcher
1109/20.560087. Borrell, Brendan (6 February 2008). "Electromagnetic Railgun Blasts Off". MIT Technology Review. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020
Railgun
Russian armored vehicle family
are bullet-proof tires 16.00R20 with explosion inserts diverting the blast wave, with automatic pumping of air and controlled pressure to 4.5 atmospheres
Kamaz_Typhoon
Artillery using coils to electromagnetically propel a projectile
generating a wave of magnetic field gradient traveling at any desired speed. A traveling superconducting coil might be made to ride this wave like a surfboard
Coilgun
Partly collapsed tower block in London
the blast. Leaking gas had collected in the hallway outside her kitchen, and the largest area of overpressure from the gas explosion's blast wave occurred
Ronan_Point
British physicist and mathematician (1886–1975)
expertise to military problems such as the propagation of blast waves, studying both waves in air and underwater explosions. Independently of two other
G._I._Taylor
Combat helmet
Primary blast wave protection in combat helmet design: A historical comparison between present day and World War I "WWI helmet is tops for blast protection"
Adrian_helmet
MIDI synthesizer
The Wave Blaster was an add-on MIDI-synthesizer for Creative Sound Blaster 16 and Sound Blaster AWE32 family of PC soundcards. It was a sample-based synthesis
Creative_Wave_Blaster
Form of beam-powered propulsion
causes an expanding shock wave which absorbs laser energy at the shock front (a laser sustained detonation wave or LSD wave); expansion of the hot plasma
Laser_propulsion
Proposed momentum exchange tether
Report, Mar. 1978. V.B. Braginski and K.S. Thorne, "Skyhook Gravitational Wave Detector," Moscow State University, Moscow, USSR, and Caltech, 1985. Moravec
Skyhook_(structure)
Russian thermobaric bomb
quadruple that of the American MOAB. Because of this, the bomb's blast and pressure wave have a similar effect to a small tactical nuclear weapon. The bomb
Father_of_All_Bombs
American astrophysicist (born 1955)
is the study of instabilities in expanding blast waves. In Vishniac (1983), he demonstrated that a blast wave expanding in a sufficiently compressible medium
Ethan_Vishniac
Section of a device that contains the explosive agent or toxic material
weapons enhance the blast effect by utilizing the surrounding atmosphere in their explosive reactions. Blast: A strong shock wave is provided by the detonation
Warhead
Electromagnetic radiation
light. This blast wave gyrates electrons in ambient magnetic fields and generates synchrotron emission, revealing the radius of the blast wave at the location
Synchrotron_radiation
Explosion from fission or fusion reaction
light, the flash of heat reaches an observer several seconds ahead of the blast wave, and for large weapons it can start fires and cause third-degree burns
Nuclear_explosion
Personal watercraft produced from 1993 to 1996
The WaveBlaster is a personal water craft (PWC) made by Yamaha Motor Corporation. Part of their WaveRunner line of watercraft, the Yamaha WaveBlaster 700
Yamaha_WaveBlaster
Fragments broken off a larger solid body of material
significant costs to industry. Blast-wave overpressure from explosions can cause spalling in the human body where the wave travels across the interface
Spall
High explosive mixture
output and hence impulse of the TNT – the length of time during which the blast wave is positive. Tritonal is approximately 18% more powerful than TNT alone
Tritonal
Ability to easily ignite in air at ambient temperatures
Finely divided wood dust can undergo explosive flames and produce a blast wave. A piece of paper (made from pulp) catches on fire quite easily. A heavy
Combustibility and flammability
Combustibility_and_flammability
Theorem in dimensional analysis
physics, for instance in sports science. Mathematics portal Physics portal Blast wave Dimensionless quantity Natural units Similitude (model) Reynolds number
Buckingham_pi_theorem
Origin point beneath an air explosion
Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 15 March 2010. "The Blast Wave". www.atomicarchive.com. Retrieved 16 August 2025. U.S. Strategic Bombing
Hypocenter
Cloud of debris and smoke from a large explosion
motions), to maximize the effect of their spherically expanding fireball and blast wave. Immediately after the detonation, the fireball begins to rise into the
Mushroom_cloud
Hypothesized climate effects due to an asteroid or comet impact on Earth
and absorbed by this debris. The first effect on the Earth, after the blast wave and potential multiple fire storms, would be the death of most, if not
Impact_winter
Projectile launcher that uses magnetic levitation on megastructures
the power conditioning, from an initially DC discharge to the AC current wave, dealing for a few seconds with very high power, up to 100 gigawatts, at
StarTram
Weather phenomenon
A cold wave (known in some regions as a cold snap, cold spell, Arctic blast, or Arctic Snap) is a weather phenomenon that is distinguished by a cooling
Cold_wave
Process of removing land mines
minefield, and this is often done with devices such as mine plows and blast waves. By contrast, the goal of humanitarian demining is to remove all of the
Demining
Training complex located in El Paso County, Colorado
passages within the Complex, under 2,000 feet of gravel, can withstand a blast wave. Air Force personnel of the 210th Engineering Installation Squadron, 133rd
Cheyenne_Mountain_Complex
2010 video game
Cypher Gate (in Syriana (Blast Wave Mix) and Whiteblue) Get on top (in Super Sonic (Mr.Funky Remix) and Syriana (Blast Wave Mix)) GET OUT (in Sunny Side
DJMax_Portable_3
Russian physicist (1907–1999)
the so-called Sedov Similarity Solution for a blast wave, now called Taylor–von Neumann–Sedov blast wave after three scientists who did that independently
Leonid_Sedov
Schatten–von Neumann norm Stone–von Neumann theorem Taylor–von Neumann–Sedov blast wave von Neumann algebra Abelian von Neumann algebra Enveloping von Neumann
List of things named after John von Neumann
List_of_things_named_after_John_von_Neumann
Proposed type of space transportation system
launchers Electrical Coilgun Mass driver Railgun StarTram Chemical Space gun Blast wave accelerator Ram accelerator Mechanical Slingatron Reaction drives Air
Space_elevator
Controversial theory in terminal ballistics
in blast wave injury at the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University, hypothesized, "alterations in brain function following blast exposure
Hydrostatic_shock
German experimental weapon of WWII
first due to a direct impact of the blast wave on the fuselage, and the second to the reflection of the blast wave from the ground. The trials continued
Sondergerät SG104 "Münchhausen"
Sondergerät_SG104_"Münchhausen"
Valve to protect against sudden air pressure changes
A blast valve is used to protect a shelter, such as a fallout shelter or bunker, from the effects of sudden outside air pressure changes. A nuclear weapon
Blast_valve
1957 United States nuclear test
(non-radioactive) expected to be raised by the blast wave from the shot." Defense Threat Reduction Agency 1981, p. 20 "Blast from the detonation caused cave-ins
Plumbbob_Hood
Porous material made from a metal
release a high-pressure blast wave and metal fragments at speeds up to 1524 m/s. The CMF panels were able to withstand the blast and frag impacts without
Metal_foam
Temporary blindness after a flash
first indication of a nuclear explosion, traveling faster than the blast wave or sound wave. "A 1-megaton explosion can cause flash blindness at distances
Flash_blindness
Light created by gunfire
hiders attempt to suppress the flash mechanically, by interfering with the blast wave using either a cone or a series of slots at the muzzle of the firearm
Muzzle_flash
2010 Australian–Canadian science fiction film
Arctic Blast is a 2010 science-fiction film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. Jointly produced between Australia and Canada, the film stars Michael Shanks
Arctic_Blast
Impact-resistant high explosive
explosive charge as part of Operation Sailor Hat in 1965. The passing blast-wave left a white water surface behind and a white condensation cloud is visible
TNT
American physicist
Solution of a Spherical Blast Wave', Physical Review A, vol. 95 (1954), pages 658 et seq. 'Numerical Solutions of Spherical Blast Waves', Journal of Applied
Harold_L._Brode
Remnants of an exploded star
analytic solution (see Taylor–von Neumann–Sedov blast wave). Strong X-ray emission traces the strong shock waves and hot shocked gas. Cooling of the shell,
Supernova_remnant
shock wave propagating outwards is known to be described by the Taylor–von Neumann–Sedov blast wave. The description for Taylor–von Neumann–Sedov blast wave
Guderley–Landau–Stanyukovich problem
Guderley–Landau–Stanyukovich_problem
2001 American TV series or program
ash into the atmosphere which falls back to earth as fiery debris. The blast wave radiates outward from the impact in a circle and in minutes, everything
When_Dinosaurs_Roamed_America
Astrophysicist
supernova remnants, and he then analyzed the interaction of a supernova blast wave with interstellar clouds. Since joining the Physics and Astronomy Departments
Christopher_McKee
Ammunition type
design: charge, fuze, shell Function of HESH-munition This fragmentation by blast wave is known as 'scabbing' or 'spalling', with the fragments termed 'scabs'
High-explosive_squash_head
MRAP
against blast waves. The study aims to design a light armor system made of composite elements and materials for the Temsah 2 armored vehicle against blast waves
Temsah_2
Pressure due to a shockwave
Overpressure (or blast overpressure) is the pressure caused by a shock wave over and above normal atmospheric pressure. The shock wave may be caused by
Overpressure
1952 American nuclear bomb test
wide. The blast created a crater 1.9 km (6,230 ft) in diameter and 50 m (164 ft) deep where Elugelab had once been; the blast and water waves from the
Ivy_Mike
English mathematician and physicist (1909–1991)
carried out calculations to predict the damage effects generated by the blast wave of an atomic bomb. Upon returning home, Penney directed the British nuclear
William_Penney,_Baron_Penney
Gunbarrel attachment protective against burns and blast waves
order to redirect some of the noise and concussion, or shock wave, from the muzzle blast forward and away from the anyone behind it (including the shooter)
Muzzle_shroud
Former island in the Pacific Ocean
(160 ft) deep where Elugelab had once been; the blast and water waves from the explosion (some waves up to 6.1 m or 20 ft high) stripped the test islands
Elugelab
Explosion of a vessel containing liquid above and beyond boiling point
derailed tank car. The main damaging effects of a BLEVE are three: the blast wave from the explosion; the projection of fragments, or missiles, from the
Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion
Boiling_liquid_expanding_vapor_explosion
Cluster bomb in the Swedish Air Force
Swedish literature, meaning a thin walled bomb that relies solely on the blast wave), and have the capacity to destroy a large number of targets attacking
Bombkapsel_90
2004 film by Alexander Witt
blast wave causes the helicopter to crash. Alice sacrifices herself to save Angela and is impaled on a metal pole. T.V. footage attributes the blast to
Resident_Evil:_Apocalypse
Explosive shockwave from firearm muzzle
component is the infrasonic compression wave, and can cause concussive damage to nearby items. In addition to the blast itself, some of the gases' energy is
Muzzle_blast
Neurodegenerative disease caused by head injury
sporting events, recent military head injuries are most often the result of blast wave exposure. After a competitive application process, a consortium led by
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy
Physical military ordinance explosion phenomenon
The Barber–Layden–Power effect (BLP effect or colloquially Bleep) is a blast wave phenomenon observed in the immediate aftermath of the successful functioning
Barber–Layden–Power_effect
Intercontinental ballistic missile
aimed at each silo. When one of the attacking warheads exploded, the blast wave and dirt thrown into the air would destroy any nearby warheads. This "fratricide
LGM-118_Peacekeeper
at least 800 tons, corresponding to a blast wave of 4.2. The U.S. Geological Survey also estimates the blast wave at 4.2. (Note that 4.2 is considerably
2006 North Korean nuclear test
2006_North_Korean_nuclear_test
Oil wells burned by the Iraqi military during the Gulf War
spewing wellhead, high explosives, such as dynamite were used to create a blast wave that pushes the burning fuel and local atmospheric oxygen away from the
Kuwaiti_oil_fires
1996 film by Andrew Davis
ascending construction lift but escape by climbing aboard it moments before a blast wave sweeps through the complex, incinerating the corpses of Reed, Butler,
Chain_Reaction_(1996_film)
Substance that can explode
Scientists Why high nitrogen density in explosives? (Archived 26 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine) YouTube video demonstrating blast wave in slow motion
Explosive
Ukrainian-Israeli actor
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Anatoliy_Beliy
List of large explosions
large portion of the defences. According to contemporary accounts, the blast wave also pushed the Danube out of its riverbed, destroying boats and causing
Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions
Largest_artificial_non-nuclear_explosions
Supernova remnant in the constellation Gemini
source of extinction of the low energy SNR emission. In the southeast the blast wave is interacting with a very dense (~10,000 cm−3) and clumpy molecular cloud
IC_443
2017 Hong Kong film by Herman Yau
Shock Wave is a 2017 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Herman Yau, produced by and starring Andy Lau. Released on 20 April 2017 in Hong Kong
Shock_Wave_(film)
American Liberty ship
hold, followed by an immense cloud of white smoke before an enormous blast wave and fireball erupted as her cargo of munitions detonated, instantly destroying
SS_John_Burke
Supernova remnant in the constellation of Cygnus
Cygnus Loop. The knot has been identified as an encounter between the blast wave from the supernova and a small isolated cloud. The knot is a prominent
Cygnus_Loop
Oscar-II class cruise missile submarine
compartment command post were immediately incapacitated or killed by the blast wave. The first explosion caused a fire that raised the temperature of the
Russian_submarine_Kursk
Anti-tank mine
wave into the main body of the mine and the DUM-2 detonator, fixed at the bottom of the main charge. The main charge is triggered, and the blast wave
TMK-2_mine
Unconventionally produced bomb
equipped with a general-purpose explosive charge, designed to project a blast wave, with or without additional shrapnel materials, all around itself, for
Improvised_explosive_device
BLAST WAVE
BLAST WAVE
Girl/Female
German
Firebrand
Girl/Female
German, Spanish
Firebrand; Stutters; Stammerer
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : nickname for a boastful person, from Middle English bost ‘brag’, ‘vainglory’.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Last.
Girl/Female
Spanish German
Stutters.
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Blasius, BLAS means "talks with a lisp."
Boy/Male
French Latin
Lisp, stutter.
Boy/Male
Spanish
Stutters.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Last
Female
Egyptian
, impulse, motion.
Female
Egyptian
, Bast.
Female
Egyptian
, Child of Bast.
Boy/Male
Australian, Turkish
Last Man; Last Soldier
Boy/Male
Scottish
Beast.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Last
Boy/Male
Scottish
Beast.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : metonymic occupational name for a cobbler, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cobblers’ lasts (see Laster).German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a porter, from Middle High German last; German Last or Yiddish last ‘burden’, ‘load’.Dutch : metonymic occupational name as in 2, from Middle Dutch last ‘load’, ‘burden’; or a nickname for an awkward character, from Dutch last ‘trouble’, ‘nuisance’.French : habitational name from a place so named in Puy-de-Dôme.
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, French, Spanish
Stutters; Stammerer
Boy/Male
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Last
Girl/Female
Egyptian
Personification of the heat of the sun.
BLAST WAVE
BLAST WAVE
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Traditional
Handsome
Boy/Male
Celtic
Mythical son of Conn.
Male
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Antaine, possibly ANTAIN means "invaluable."Â
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
English American
Abbreviation of Elizabeth.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Sleep
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a chantry priest (or the servant of one), a priest endowed to sing mass daily on behalf of the souls of the dead (Late Latin capellanus). Compare Chaplin.Americanized spelling of Swiss German Kaeppelin, a diminutive of Kappel.
Female
English
Feminine form of English Edan, EDANA means "little fire."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Sprout; Bud
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Favour of the All-merciful Allah
BLAST WAVE
BLAST WAVE
BLAST WAVE
BLAST WAVE
BLAST WAVE
a.
Next before the present; as, I saw him last week.
v. t.
Hence, to affect with some sudden violence, plague, calamity, or blighting influence, which destroys or causes to fail; to visit with a curse; to curse; to ruin; as, to blast pride, hopes, or character.
v. t.
To rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; to shatter; as, to blast rocks.
a.
Affected by blasts; gusty.
n.
A whirling blast or wind.
3d pers. sing. pres.
of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth.
v. i.
To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than that; the fuel will last through the winter.
v. t.
To confound by a loud blast or din.
a.
Causing blast or injury.
v. t.
To possess or have; as, to boast a name.
v. t.
To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot.
n.
Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a beast of burden.
a.
Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the last year of a century; the last man in a line of soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance.
n.
A penalty at beast, omber, etc. Hence: To be beasted, to be beaten at beast, omber, etc.
a.
At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as, I saw him last in New York.
n.
A forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace; as, to melt so many tons of iron at a blast.
a.
Lowest in rank or degree; as, the last prize.
n.
The exhaust steam from and engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.