A SUMMARY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE EXPLOSIVE GUNS FOR REENTRY SIMULATION

Abstract

The report describes the results of a program to develop an explosive gun capable of launching large saboted models to reentry velocities. A secondary objective was to accelerate small projectiles to the highest possible velocity. Saboted lithium-magnesium models up to 4.5-inch diameter were launched successfully to 4.8 km/sec. Attempts to accelerate 6-inch-diameter and 7.3-inch- diameter models were not completely successful. A new velocity-mass record was achieved by accelerating a 2-gram cylindrical projectile to 12.2 km/sec.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0712394

Entities

People

  • J. D. Watson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Computer Programs
  • Construction
  • Decomposition
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Decomposition
  • Explosives
  • High Pressure
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Shock Waves
  • Strain Gages
  • Two Dimensional
  • Yield Strength

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • ballistics.