High-Velocity Impact Fragmentation of Projectiles Experimental Results

Abstract

This report documents the results of experiments conducted by the joint efforts of the United States (U.S.) Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) and Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center (ARDEC) in support of the Joint Insensitive Munitions Program (JIMTP) Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) 2B Insensitive Munitions (IM) Warhead effort. The referenced experiments were conducted to determine the velocity reduction and fragmentation profile of barrier materials subjected to impact by the IM Fragment Impact (FI) test. Velocity reduction and the distribution in collected fragment sizes are presented for a total of 40 impact tests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1017897

Entities

People

  • Chase A. Wortman
  • James F. Miller
  • Justin C. Sweitzer
  • Nausheen R. Al-shehab
  • Nicholas R. Peterson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Gaps
  • Aluminum
  • Cameras
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Composite Materials
  • Engineering
  • Fibers
  • Fragmentation
  • Impact Tests
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Nato
  • Projectiles
  • Silicon Carbide
  • Standards

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering