ENGINEERING DESIGN HANDBOOK. AMMUNITION SERIES. SECTION 4. DESIGN FOR PROJECTION

Abstract

This handbook is the fourth of six handbooks on artillery ammunition and forms a part of the Engineering Design Handbook Series of the Army Materiel Command. The purpose of propellant design is to select the correct formulation and granulation to satisfy a given set of conditions. The limitations imposed by these conditions constitute the design problems. To achieve the desired results from a given propellant, it is necessary to consider such factors as cartridge case volume, rate of bore erosion, reduction of flash and smoke, ballistic uniformity, and high-velocity requirements balanced against pressure limitations. It may not be possible to satisfy all of these considerations; therefore, a certain amount of compromise is necessary.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0830296

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Materiel Command

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Munitions
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Propelling Charges
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Triple Base Propellants
  • Weapon Control

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  • Systems Analysis and Design
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