Citation

Cohen EA. Math. Model. 1981; 2(1): 19-32.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1981, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0270-0255(81)90008-7

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The well-known Mott formula for predicting the size distribution of fragments from an exploding bomb or warhead has been in use for many years. The formula has the advantage of simplicity and seems to represent faithfully, in most cases, the majority of the distribution of fragment weights. However, it is generally recognized that it is quite poor in matching the smallest fragment sizes and can, for some materials, misrepresent the larger weights also. If the only concern is fitting the