Synergistic Damage Caused by Multiple Fragment Impact on Closed Systems

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to hypothesize the most probable cause for synergistic damage effects sometimes observed when multiple aluminum fragments impact an aluminum box structure. The synergistic damage is characterized by an unexpected increase of pressure within the box causing notable bulging. There are reports of a sudden pressure increase at approximately 8000 ft/sec. The study was conducted through literature search and simple engineering approximations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0780629

Entities

People

  • Russell T. Boice Jr.

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Composite Materials
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Heat Transfer
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mechanics
  • Partial Pressure
  • Particle Size
  • Phase Transformations
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Thermodynamics

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