Terminal Ballistic Investigation of the Impact and Effect of Ultra High Speed Micron-Size Particles Produced on Hypervelocity Impact

Abstract

The results of the investigations of spray particle impact are reported. A method was devised to measure the velocity an calculate the diameter of the spray particle in light. The crater produced at impact was measured to obtain the diameter and several attempts to measure penetration and volume are described. A scaling law relating macro size craters to micro craters produced at the same velocity is presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0291822

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Diagrams
  • Diameters
  • Equations
  • Fiber Optics
  • Gas Guns
  • Geometry
  • Hypervelocity Impact
  • Impact Flash
  • Impact Point
  • Launch Tubes
  • Light Gas Guns
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Research Facilities
  • Scaling Laws

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Explosive Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics