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A -- VISUALIZATION OF COMPLEX BLAST WAVES POC Thomas L. Cox, Negotiator, (703) 325-1196, Scott G. Morton, Contracting Officer, (703) 325-1200 This synopsis is FOR INFORMATION ONLY. Proposed contract effort is to develop high fidelity, precision laboratory scale detonation and air blast data. This data is essential to validate advanced air blast codes which the Defense Special Weapons Agency (DSWA) had developed for Nuclear Weapons Effects (NWE). This effort, consisting of code versus code benchmarking and pre-test predictions has illuminated a number of technical issues that must be resolved to insure high-fidelity predictive techniques are available for ongoing efforts. Ernst Mach Institute (EMI) of Freiburg, Germany, has submitted an unsolicited proposal for Dynamics of Explosion Multi-Chamber Systems. EMI has developed an innovative approach in the above proposal to obtain unique data for validation of these codes and the precision experimentation, experimental apparatus and measurement techniques are only available thru EMI. No solicitation will be issued. For information, contact Thomas L. Cox, (703) 325-1196. Information on DSWA solicitations, already released, can be obtained by calling the DSWA Hotline at (703) 325-1173. Acquisition Management has added "Procurement Opportunities" to the DSWA Home Page available on the World Wide Web. Information will include this synopsis and more. Please check us out at www.dswa.mil. Reference Synopsis No. 98-60 (0048)

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