The Design and Characterization of an Aluminum Fragment Projector

Abstract

An explosive fragment projector that launches 32, 2.26-gram aluminum cubes at a maximum initial speed of 10,000 ft/sec within a solid angle of 3 millisteradians is described. Various characterization techniques are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA030744

Entities

People

  • John F. Black
  • Kevin T. Mcardle
  • Robert F. Brandt

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aluminum
  • Cameras
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Fiberboard
  • Flashes
  • High Speed Cameras
  • Impact Flash
  • Measurement
  • Recovery
  • Spatial Distribution
  • Systems Analysis
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.