On the estimation of near-field air blast peak overpressure from cylindrical charges

In the near field, the air blast peak overpressure from cylindrical charges may vary by several times with angles at the same scaled distance. We propose an estimation equation for the peak overpressure from cylindrical charges, which can predict the peak overpressure from cylindrical charges at any positions in the near field. The estimation equation is in the form of piecewise function which contains three variables of length-to-diameter ratio, angle and scaled distance, and the applicability of our estimation equation is verified by experiment and simulation. After preliminary verification, the application range of length-to-diameter ratio of cylindrical charge is 1 / 4 similar to 10 and that of scaled distance is 0.4 similar to 2 m / k g (1/3). The estimation equation can be rapidly applied to the assessment of near-field target damage and protection against air blast from cylindrical charges, which is a significant supplement to the traditional empirical equations for spherical charge.