Structural Design and Development of UTIAS Implosion-Driven Launchers,

Abstract

A condensed account is given of the design effort expended in the structural development of the implosion-driven hypervelocity launchers at the Institute for Aerospace Studies, over the past few years. This type of experimental research equipment is subjected to loads whose modes and magnitude do not occur in any other related mechanical arrangement. Therefore, it should be considered as a highly advanced design problem. The design of a strong enclosure and barrel assembly presents a very great challenge from the standpoint of safety and economy of operation, owing to unusually high internal pressures and extreme temperatures. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0742993

Entities

People

  • W. Czerwinski

Organizations

  • University of Toronto

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Climate Change
  • Implosions
  • Internal Pressure
  • Launchers

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Software Engineering
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow
  • Space