Shock Tube Gun Melting Erosion Study.
Abstract
Heat transfer, melting, and erosion tests were conducted using a unique Shock Tube Gun Facility available at Calspan. Materials of interest were subjected to intense heating using non-reactive gas mixtures. Pure melting of materials was obtained at heating conditions representing those of actual guns. A computer code was formulated, written, tested, and shown to adequately normalize the gross thermal data, thus permitting determination of expected bore temperatures and/or material loss for given heating conditions. It was found that, although the bore surface temperature of steels tested in the non-reactive gases of the Shock Tube Gun achieved temperatures of the same magnitude as those in large caliber guns where bore surface cracking is produced, no similar surface cracking of steels was observed. It is concluded that chemical activity of gun gases is partially responsible for crack initiation in gun tubes. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA076219
Entities
People
- Franklin A. Vassallo
- W. Richard Brown
Organizations
- Calspan