METHOD OF CALCULATING PRE-BURNED PROPELLANT GUN PERFORMANCE WITH SPECIAL APPLICATION TO TWO-STAGE GUNS

Abstract

The method of calculating the behavior of a projectile propelled by a pre-burned propellant in a chambered gun is reviewed. The influence of gas in front of the projectile in the barrel is discussed, as is the procedure to take account of gas frictional and heat-transfer effects. The method of calculation by hand of the perform-ANCE OF TWO-STAGE GUNS IS THEN OUTLINED. Some results obtained from an electronic computing machine are compared with experimental results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0276509

Entities

People

  • A. E. Seigel

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Colorado
  • Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Gas Dynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Maryland
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Michigan
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Rhode Island
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • ballistics.

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  • Microelectronics