DOE OSTI · 1841892
CORRTEX Analysis Techniques
Abstract
Continuous Reflectometry for Radius versus Time Experiments, or CORRTEX, is a diagnostic that was developed during nuclear testing to measure the distance at which rock walls were disrupted by an explosive device as a function of the time at which disruption occurred. Distances recorded are dynamic measurements of cable length as the shockwaves from an explosive event crush the experiment cables, reducing their usable length. Applications of the CORRTEX diagnostic have been expanded in recent times to include instrumentation of the explosive device itself, to record phenomena such as the speed of the detonation wave in the explosive charge and the crushing or disassembly of material in the charge housing. The diagnostic has likewise been used to monitor explosive performance in rock blasting and oil well hole-clearing activities.
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Pemberton, Steven James, Sandoval, Thomas D.. 2022-01-21. CORRTEX Analysis Techniques. https://doi.org/10.2172/1841892
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