Transactions of Symposium on Shaped Charges Held at the Ballistic Research Laboratories, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland on November 13-16 1951

Abstract

Contents: Remarks on some fundamental features of detonation; Theory of lined hollow charges; Multiple fragment impact effects in shaped charge penetration; Initial study of the effects of annealing on the penetration performance of copper shaped charge liners; Generalizations concerning the motion of a thin shaped charge liner with an arbitrary initial contour; Sources of dispersion in shaped charge performance; Performance of peripherally initiated shaped charges; The performance of precision-made conical liners; Low voltage flash radiography; Flash radiographic study of jets from unrotated 105 mm shaped charges; Flash radiographic study of jets from rotated 105 mm shaped charges; Expendable flash X-ray tube; The Kerr cell camera and its applications; The pin technique for velocity measurements; High speed photography with an image converter tube; High speed high resolution streak photography; Experiments on detonation phenomena; Comparative effectiveness of armor-defeating ammunition; Review of the present position of hollow charge and squash head research and development in United Kingdom; Heller warhead development; Current program on heat and HEP artillery projectiles; Development of shoulder fired shaped charge rocket heads; The present performance and problems of the 105 mm BAT rifle; Design variables affecting the performance of the BAT heat round; Application of theory to design; Foreign developments in shaped charges; RNR report on 120 mm spin stabilized projectile with non-rotating shaped charge; Study of the effects of rotation upon the penetration of jets from 105 mm shaped charges; Spin compensation; Minimizing the effect of rotation upon the performance of lined cavity charges; A zero order theory of the initial motion of fluted hollow charge liners; Shaped charge damage beyond armor; The damage effectiveness of shaped charges against tanks; Shaped charge damage to aircraft structures; Defenses against hollow charges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1951
Accession Number
AD0001531

Entities

People

  • Samuel C. Mclaughlin Jr.

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Geometry
  • Ignition
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanics
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Shaped Charges

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • ballistics.