Question: The potential damage to an object ( e . g . a tank, house, etc ) due to an explosion or blast wave is related

The potential damage to an object (e.g. a tank, house, etc) due to an explosion or blast wave is related to the pressure difference (AP) experienced by the object. The pressure difference is a function of the distance (r) from the blast centre, time (t), speed of sound in the medium (c), and total energy (E) in the blast. (Total: 16 marks) Use dimensional analysis to describe the relationships among these variables using r, E and t as repeating variables. (8 marks) Consider an object subjected to a blast in air (speed of sound 350 m/s) in the following two different cases: Case 1: object is 3 in away, time 2 sec, blast energy is 5 MJ. Case 2: object is 6m away, time is 4 seconds, blast energy is 10 MJ. What you predict the ratio of the pressure difference in case 1 to case 2

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