HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT PHENOMENA
Abstract
A summation of the research performed at the Explosives Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh, Pa. in the field of hypervelocity impact on thin targets is presented. The immediate goal of the research is to obtain a complete description of the thin-plate perforation process within the limits of available explosive projectors. The bulk of the work to date has been carried out with 2024-T3 aluminum as the target mater ial; however, other higher density target mater ials were used when required for clarification of impact pressure effects. Four basic cate gories characterize the results of target im pact: primary target damage, the number dis tribution of spall particles, the mass distri bution of spall and the velocity of the ejecta fromed during the perforation process.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 06, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0406282
Entities
People
- Frank C. Gibson
- J. Edmund Hay
- Karl R. Becker
- Richard W. Watson