Terminal Ballistics

Abstract

This report is an introductory summary of the main phenomena of the detonation and fragmentation of explosive warheads and of the phenomena of high- velocity impact. It covers the techniques for measuring and predicting the extremely rapid and intense exchanges of energy and momentum that occur in the interaction of a warhead with a target. Beginning with the ballistics of gun- launched projectiles, the report develops a parallel description of warhead phenomena. In this process parts of several specialized fields of physical science are used: impact mechanics, the deflagration and detonation of explosives, and the behavior of materials under extremely high loads and high rates of loading.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA021833

Entities

People

  • Marvin E. Backman

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Heat Energy
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.