Abstract: A method for protecting an entity from the effects of an explosion or from the effects of contact with a projectile by covering at least a part of the entity in a barrier which includes a cross-linked water gel.
Abstract: A pressure impulse mitigating barrier which includes a water gel sheet having an array of protrusions formed from the water gel; and/or a layer having a plurality of disruptor particles is provided. Such a structure may protect an entity from the effects of pressure impulse, e.g. from damage caused by projectiles or from explosive blast.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 23, 2006
Publication date:
November 20, 2008
Applicant:
OZTECH PTY LTD.
Inventors:
Sally Leivesley, Anthony Green, Tim Sampson