A Model for Injury from Fragments Generated by the Explosion of Munitions

Abstract : A model is described for the assessment of the injury to persons exposed in the open to primary fragments generated by the explosion of a stack of munitions. The model is in two parts, the first dealing with the generation and flight of the fragments and the second with their injuring power. The model accepts standard fragment mass distribution data for the unit of weapons. It generates the probabilities of fatal, severe and slight injury as a function of distance.