Muzzle Devices, a State-of-the-Art Survey. Volume 1. Hardware Study

Abstract

A review of the salient literature addressing the engineering design of muzzle devices is presented. Both theoretical and experimental techniques applicable to specific hardware items are discussed. The types of devices considered include: muzzle brakes, compensators, blast deflectors, blast suppressors, and flash suppressors. The second volume of this report addresses specific gas dynamic theories which are applicable, but, in general, have not been utilized in the analysis of muzzle gas flow fields.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0909325

Entities

People

  • Edward M. Schmidt

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Baffles
  • Blast
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Engineering
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Gas Flow
  • Gun Barrels
  • Muzzle Brakes
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Projectiles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Two Dimensional

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  • Business Analytics
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.