CONCEPT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES OF MUZZLE BRAKE BLAST SUPPRESSION DEVICES FOR 105MM AND 155MM HOWITZERS

Abstract

Results of the following studies are presented: analytical determination of overpressure maps resulting from firing Howitzers with muzzle blast suppression devices; analyses for evaluating the effects of design parameters comprising the device; techniques for computing the dimensionless pressure and mass rate of discharge - dimensionless time histories in the suppression device; the effect of time which the projectile remains in the suppression device; design parameters of the device which create attenuated overpressures in the crew area; a proposed design for the 105mm Howitzer blast suppression device and the stress analysis of the design; an analytical study relating to the directional effects of blast waves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 26, 1964
Accession Number
AD0601728

Entities

People

  • A. D. Kafadar
  • Sanuel Levin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bending Moments
  • Bending Stress
  • Bessel Functions
  • Engineering
  • Flow Fields
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Momentum
  • Munitions
  • Muzzle Brakes
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Projectiles
  • Propellants
  • Shock Waves
  • Specific Heat
  • Stress Analysis
  • Tensile Stress

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • ballistics.