Hydraulic Ram Studies

Abstract

Hydraulic ram concerns catastrophic failure of liquid filled tanks impacted by high speed projectiles. It is divided into four phases: entry/shock, pressure field, cavity, and free surface. The entry wall phase was investigated in detail. A formula to predict energy losses of a bullet penetrating an aluminum plate is presented, and experimental data were obtained and compared. A fiber optic transducer wad designed to measure generated pressures in the shock and cavity phases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0775019

Entities

People

  • Wesley R. Soper

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Chronometers
  • Computer Programs
  • Experimental Data
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Frequency
  • Fuel Cells
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Shear Modulus
  • Thickness
  • Transducers
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • ballistics.