Investigation of Drive Power Requirements in High Rate Open Chamber Weapons

Abstract

The use of high rate-of-fire open chamber guns could be limited if power required to drive them proves excessive. An eight-barreled test fixture was designed and built to simulate the conditions of a small open chamber gun firing at rates up to 600 shots/sec. Test ammunition was developed in both percussion and electric-primed versions. Twenty-nine firing tests were made to measure sliding friction while varying rate of fire, frame material, cartridge surface coatings, and number of shots fired.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0852112

Entities

People

  • Donald Stoehr
  • Frank Fedowitz

Organizations

  • TRW Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Air Force
  • Ammunition
  • Bearings
  • Combustion
  • Electric Ignition
  • Electric Primers
  • Firing Rate
  • Friction
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Systems
  • Interior Ballistics
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Test Fixtures

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • ballistics.