Development of a High-Velocity Powder Gun and Analysis of Fragment Penetration Tests into Sand

Abstract

A high-velocity powder gun has been developed and is operational in the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station's Fragment Simulation Facility. The gun has many potential applications for study of the effectiveness of various components of fortification systems (such as soil, wood, fabric, concrete, steel, plastic, etc.) in defeating small-arm munitions and fragment-simulating projectiles. This report documents the design of the gun and presents the results of calibration tests (with nominal 3-g fragments) over the velocity range 0.05 to 0.222 cm/micronsec. The results of 27 penetration tests of cylindrical fragments into dense sand targets are presented. Results are presented in the form of depth of penetration, fragment frontal enlargement, and fragment mass loss versus impact velocity plots.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA017056

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  • Dwain K. Butler

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  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calibration
  • Classification
  • Combustion
  • Concrete
  • Constitutive Properties
  • Engineers
  • Explosives
  • Fortifications
  • Geometry
  • Grain Size
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Projectiles
  • Waterways
  • Yield Strength

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  • Explosive Engineering.
  • ballistics.