Creating and Operating the Nuclear Urban Kinetics Effects Simulator

Author

Jerrad Phillip Auxier, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFollow

Date of Award

5-2017

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Major

Nuclear Engineering

Major Professor

Howard L. Hall

Committee Members

Lawrence H. Heilbronn, Joseph R. Stainback IV, Thomas T. Meek

Abstract

The ability to create an accurate method for determining the composition of post-detonation debris in an urban environment is an essential component of a proper nuclear forensics program. The methods necessary to create a high fidelity computer for modeling urban debris matrix creation is addressed. These methods include detonations varying in location in the lower 48 continental states and the yield of the weapon.

The ultimate goal of the research conducted in this area is to provide the nuclear forensics community with an effects modeling code that generates accurate urban surrogate recipes to be analyzed in laboratories. This code can be scaled to incorporate other blast scenarios that alter the final matrix composition.

Recommended Citation

Auxier, Jerrad Phillip, "Creating and Operating the Nuclear Urban Kinetics Effects Simulator. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2017.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/4379