History of Nike-X power plant program (1970) / Chapter Skim
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With the mathematical models developed, the optimum arrangement of i n l e t and e x i t and plenum-chamber s i z e s and c o n f i g u r a t i o n s could be s e l e c t e d f o r various degrees of shock-wave a t t e n u a t i o n . The l a c k of prime-mover s e n s i t i v i t y to shock waves, as i n d i c a t e d by subsequent t h e o r e t i c a l a n a l y s i s and t e s t i n g of prime movers and the costs a s s o c i a t e d with an appreciable percentage of a t t e n u a t i o n , d i c t a t e d that the power system accept the a t t e n u a t i o n provided from the normal power-plant s t r u c t u r a l f e a t u r e s .
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1. Development of theory and a computer program to p r e d i c t dust and a i r temperatures.
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n u c l e a r t e s t of the type now p r o h i b i t e d by the Limited Nuclear Tes t Ban Treaty. The s u r f a c e winds induced by an a i r b l a s t wave pick up or erode the s u r f a c e s o i l p a r t i c l e s .
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largest f o r the smaller sizes. Thus, the particle-size d i s t r i b u t i o n does not have a s i g n i f i c a n t influence on the peak dust densities i n the cloud.
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peak s i t e shock overpressure i s a s i g n i f i c a n t variable affecting i n i t i a l dust concentration; i t has l i t t l e e f f e c t on t o t a l dust ingested. A multiple-burst attack of r e l a t i v e l y similar weapon sizes does not increase the dust-cloud density s i g n i f i c a n t l y ; i n pa r t i c u l a r , each succeeding blast becomes correspondingly less e f f e c t i v e .
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i n the power-plant building. This conclusion i s based upon the semi-empirical model of wind erosion of top s o i l and the subsequent transport of the eroded dust through the a i r by blastinduced winds, as proposed by the I I T Research I n s t i t u t e .
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