Dynamic Unbalance Determination of Submunition Bomblets.

Abstract

An experimental program has been conducted to determine the dynamic unbalance of inert submunition grenades and bomblets. Dynamic unbalance influences the free flight spin-up of these spherical-shaped, vaned bomblets and may cause improper performance of the bomblet fusing process. These bomblets, of known balance characteristics, will be dispersed by missiles and subsequently recovered. An attempt will be made by others to correlate the ground pattern and the armed or non-armed condition of the individual fusing mechanisms with the degree of dynamic unbalance of each bomblet. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA072809

Entities

People

  • Charles J. Nietubicz
  • Clarence C. Bush

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Bomblets
  • Canisters
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Reduction
  • Diameters
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Free Flight
  • Manufacturing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Security
  • Submunitions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering