EFFECTS OF HYPERVELOCITY IMPACTS ON MATERIALS

Abstract

Reliable diagnostic techniques were developed to measure the mass and velocity of hypervelocity particles projected by an exploding-foil gun. Velocities were increased from 20,000 ft/sec to better than 35,000 ft/sec as a result of improved gun design and modifications to the energy system, including the installation of an electrically triggered switching system. The Electro- Optical 6-frame Kerr cell camera was also evaluated. A program to measure the electrical parameters of the system and to correlate them with photographic data was instituted, and a theoretical model for the partition of impact energy of a hypervelocity particle was begun. Once sufficient data have been taken with the improved particle projection and diagnostic technique, a more comprehensive theoretical program will be instituted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0601880

Entities

People

  • H. Stevens
  • M. Beran
  • R. W. O'neil
  • V. E. Scherrer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Diagnostic Equipment
  • Diagrams
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Electrical Measurement
  • Energy Storage
  • Explosives
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Photography
  • Propellants
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Transducers
  • Vacuum Chambers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow