HYPERVELOCITY KILL MECHANISMS PROGRAM. VOLUME 1

Abstract

The work of this program has involved comprehensive studies designed to evaluate the feasibility of defeating the mission of an intercontinental ballistic missile by fragment impact and/or by subsequent re-entry heating effects. These effects include: direct kill by impact, extent of aggravation or increase in damage caused by aerothermal effects on an R/V during re-entry, aerodynamic instability of nose cones caused by damage to the heat shield and structure, impact and thermal damage to internal components and warheads, and perturbations on the performance of ICBM booster vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0360851

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ablative Materials
  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Composite Materials
  • Electric Arcs
  • Heat Transfer
  • Mach Number
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Shock Waves
  • Test Facilities
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Boundary Layers