HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT BY COLLISION OF TWO PROJECTILES, PHASE II
Abstract
A high collision velocity was achieved by firing a steel pellet from a small light-gas gun at a target disk fired from a large smoothbore gun. Through the use of a higher velocity target gun and a modified light-gas pellet gun, the impact velocities obtained were higher than those in the Phase I program reported in BRL Technical Note 1337, August 1960 (AD-245 209). The techniques exploit the use of existing equipment to reach these hypervelocities in a range where the need for impact data is urgent. Collisions were predicted with reliability and precision. The experiment demonstrates the feasibility of adding significant target velocities to many hypervelocity launching techniques. The report discusses the techniques, instrumentation and results of the experiment. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0255063
Entities
People
- W.k. Rogers
- W.s. Vikestad
Organizations
- Ballistic Research Laboratory