ENGINEERING DESIGN HANDBOOK, GUNS SERIES, MUZZLE DEVICES

Abstract

This handbook is one of a series on Guns and presents information on the fundamental operating principles and design of muzzle devices. Because of higher priorities assigned in the past to other activities, progress in the design of bore evacuators, noise suppressors, and smoke suppressors was not shared with that of muzzle brakes, blast deflectors, and flash suppressors. Therefore, less design guidance is presented for the first group of three than for the second group. However, effort to improve all muzzle devices continues, and this effort is being augmented by studies on human behavior when exposed to the phenomena created at the gun muzzle.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0838748

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Materiel Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Blast
  • Combustion
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Ear
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Gun Support Equipment
  • Gunfire
  • Gunpowder
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Projectiles
  • Small Arms
  • Time Intervals

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.