31. The blast wave is expected to reach Voyager 1, 9 billion miles away, later this month, he said. 32. This design is used again to minimise the effect of possible explosion and to benefit blast wave deflection. 33. In this way the interaction of blast waves is similar to that of sound waves or water waves. 34. Thermobaric weapons have the longest sustained blast wave and most destructive force of any known explosive, excluding nuclear weapons. 35. Shock tubes are also used in biomedical research to find out how biological tissues are affected by blast waves . 36. To effectively stop a blast wave , thick layers of Kevlar, foam and plastic are needed to prevent serious bodily harm. 37. The blast pockets were intended to absorb and reflect the blast wave , preventing it reaching far inside the tunnel complex. 38. Combined with experiments, complex mathematical models have been made of the interaction of blast waves with inanimate and biological structures. 39. Incendiary effects are compounded by secondary fires started by the blast wave effects such as from upset stoves and furnaces. 40. The ship was blown apart and a powerful blast wave radiated away from the explosion at more than per second.
