Dr Dain George Farrimond
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research Associate in Blast Protection Engineering
d.farrimond@sheffield.ac.uk
D105, Sir Frederick Mappin Building (Broad Lane Building)
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Dr Dain George Farrimond
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
D105
Sir Frederick Mappin Building (Broad Lane Building)
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
D105
Sir Frederick Mappin Building (Broad Lane Building)
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
- Research interests
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Development of experimental capabilities to characterise the yield of explosives with varying composition and size in both ideal scenarios, and those with increasing complexity to assess the influence of structural arrangement.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- Experimental studies of confined detonations of plasticized high explosives in inert and reactive atmospheres. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 480(2294).
- Temporally and spatially resolved reflected overpressure measurements in the extreme near field. Sensors, 23(2), 964-964. View this article in WRRO
- Far-field positive phase blast parameter characterisation of RDX and PETN based explosives. International Journal of Protective Structures. View this article in WRRO
- High-speed infrared radiation thermometer for the investigation of early stage explosive development and fireball expansion. Sensors, 22(16). View this article in WRRO
- Time of arrival as a diagnostic for far-field high explosive blast waves. International Journal of Protective Structures, 13(2), 379-402. View this article in WRRO
- An empirical method for modelling the secondary shock from high explosives in the far-field. Shock Waves.
Chapters
- Experimental Observation and Modelling of Contained Detonations of PE4: What is the Influence of Afterburn?, Future Developments in Explosives and Energetics (pp. 200-219). Royal Society of Chemistry
Conference proceedings papers
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- Experimental observation and modelling of contained detonations of PE4: what is the influence of afterburn?. Future Developments in Explosives and Energetics: 1st International Explosives Conference, Vol. 356 (pp 200-219). London, United Kingdom, 22 June 2022 - 22 June 2022. View this article in WRRO
- View this article in WRRO
- Experimental studies of confined detonations of plasticized high explosives in inert and reactive atmospheres. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 480(2294).
- Research group
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Blast and Impact Research Group