DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPLOSIVE SYSTEM FOR ACCELERATING A METAL PELLET
Abstract
An explosive system was produced capable of accelerating a metal pellet to hypervelocities, with a known in-flight pellet mass and velocity. The development of this system was part of a program to produce an accurate means for measuring the mass, density, and velocity distribution of particulate matter in space. A facility was designed and constructed for the vacuum pressing of an RDX-based, plastic-bonded explosive of a high and uniform density. The pellets were fired from a barricade, through Mylar screens electrically connected to a counter chronograph to measure their velocity, decelerated in foam, and recovered from Celotex boards. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1960
- Accession Number
- AD0263532
Entities
People
- Wendell G. Sykes
Organizations
- Arthur D. Little