DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A FORCED RADIAL EJECTION WARHEAD

Abstract

The purpose of radial ejection is to impart to the bomblet payload at warhead opening, a component of radial velocity that will place the bomblets outside the radius of the missile fins before the fins pass through the cloud of released bomblets. The Sergeant warhead was used as the test vehicle since it represents the performance available in current missiles. Efforts and results relating to the following items are discussed: detail design, structural analysis, aerodynamic heating, ejector design theory, static test firings, and flight tests. The theory of the radial ejector is developed and relationships established that would be applicable to the design of other warheads using this principal. Conclusions are that the program establishes the concept as being practical. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 27, 1961
Accession Number
AD0267480

Entities

People

  • J.s. Wilkinson
  • R.r. Jr. Mills
  • W.l. Black

Organizations

  • AAI Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Heating
  • Ejection
  • Ejectors
  • Heating
  • Radial Velocity
  • Static Tests
  • Structural Analysis
  • Test Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Explosive Engineering.