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R. K. Wharton

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8

Publications

327

Citations

8

H-Index

1979

Active since

Affiliations

Health & Safety Laboratory(Current)

Health and Safety Executive

R. K. Wharton is an author at Health & Safety Laboratory specializing in engineering, chemistry, and mechanical engineering.

Top concepts

EngineeringChemistryMechanical EngineeringBlastingMechanicsFire SafetyMaterial ScienceBlast EngineeringCivil EngineeringAnalytical Chemistry

Publications per year

1979–2000

8

Publications

8

Airblast TNT equivalence for a range of commercial blasting explosives

R. K. Wharton, S.A. Formby, R. Merrifield · Journal of Hazardous Materials · 2000 · 110 citations

Engineering, Detonation Phenomenon, Aerospace Engineering +7

Blast characteristics and TNT equivalence values for some commercial explosives detonated at ground level

S.A. Formby, R. K. Wharton · Journal of Hazardous Materials · 1996 · 99 citations

Commercial Explosives, Vibration Environment, Engineering +10

Correlation between the critical oxygen index test and other fire tests

R. K. Wharton · Fire and Materials · 1981 · 28 citations

Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Ignitable Liquid Residue Analysis +11

Factors that influence the critical oxygen index of various solids

R. K. Wharton · Fire and Materials · 1979 · 26 citations

Engineering, Oxidation Resistance, Astm Test Standard +18

The effect of sample size on the burning behaviour of thermoplastic materials in the critical oxygen index test

R. K. Wharton · Fire and Materials · 1981 · 19 citations

Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Engineering +13

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