Definitions for blast wave
blast wave

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shock wave, blast wavenoun

   a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity

   "the explosion created a shock wave"

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1. blast wave

   A blast wave is a type of propagating disturbance, generally created by an explosion, characterized by an nearly instantaneous increase in pressure, temperature, and density that moves faster than the speed of sound through a surrounding medium. This is typically followed by a sudden drop in these properties, resulting in a negative pressure phase. The wave energy quickly deteriorates as it moves away from its source, due to the physical laws governing the conservation of energy and momentum.

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1. Blast wave

   A blast wave in fluid dynamics is the pressure and flow resulting from the deposition of a large amount of energy in a small very localised volume. The flow field can be approximated as a lead shock wave, followed by a 'self-similar' subsonic flow field. In simpler terms, a blast wave is an area of pressure expanding supersonically outward from an explosive core. It has a leading shock front of compressed gases. The blast wave is followed by a blast wind of negative pressure, which sucks items back in towards the center. The blast wave is harmful especially when one is very close to the center or at a location of constructive interference. High explosives, which detonate, generate blast waves.

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1. blast wave

   A sharply defined wave of increased pressure rapidly propagated through a surrounding medium from a center of detonation or similar disturbance.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of blast wave in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of blast wave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of blast wave in a Sentence

1. John Foster:

   The constant activity on the surface of the Sun is punctuated by violent outbursts powered the Sun’s strong magnetic field. Solar flares emit bursts of X-rays that travel outward at the speed of light, coronal mass ejections( CMEs) are giant eruptions of hot gasses from the Sun’s outer atmosphere. As this blast wave of solar material( plasma) streams towards the planets at 1000 km/sec, it sweeps up the magnetic field in its path, creating a magnetized shockwave of the type that struck Earth’s magnetic field on October 8, 2013.

2. The Homeland:

   If the explosion is some distance away, it could take 30 seconds or more for the blast wave to hit.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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3. ^ Wikidata
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4. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf