Interior Ballistics Modeling Applied to Small Arms Systems

Abstract

The empirical models currently used in the design of small arms interior ballistics systems are reviewed. The development of propellant deterrent technology and closed bomb burning-rate techniques is discussed. Propellant grain size distribution and averaging techniques, temperature sensitivity, and energy losses are also covered. The current use of two-phase, nonsteady flow methods to describe interior ballistics systems is reviewed. It is concluded that each of the models performs a different task in the proper design of a weapon system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA076175

Entities

People

  • Sidney Goldstein

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ball Powder Propellants
  • Boundary Layer
  • Burning Rate
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Double Base Propellants
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Gas Flow
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Grain Size
  • Heat Transfer
  • Interior Ballistics
  • Propellant Grains
  • Small Arms Ammunition

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Systems Analysis and Design