SZ/OEMU/44/3/31 - [Letter, SZ to W. Payman, 7/2/42]

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/44/3/31

Level of description

Item

Title

[Letter, SZ to W. Payman, 7/2/42]

Date/s

1942

Quantity & Format

1 leaf Letters (typescript)

Subject

Shock waves

Creator

Zuckerman, Solly, 1904-1993

Creator

Payman, W.

Administrative/Biographical history

recipient

Scope and content

SZ asks for references to publications where shock waves hit stationary bodies, eg. a cylinder. Payman's bursting diaphragm apparatus is being used to see what the blast wave does to a shape like an animal body. SZ also asks what should be used to make shock waves in a small bath of water.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/44 - [OEMU. Correspondence with various departments, 1941-1948]
    - SZ/OEMU/44/3 - [OEMU. Correspondence with the Safety in Mines Research Board, 1941-1945]
      - SZ/OEMU/44/3/31 - [Letter, SZ to W. Payman, 7/2/42]

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