Rocket Motor Blast Effects and Proposed Ablative Protection for RAM Launching System EX 43.

Abstract

The test program described in this report was designed to: (1) investigate the severity of EX 43 launcher and ship damage caused by exhaust blast during flyaway and inadvertant restrained RIM 116A missile firings; and (2) investigate and recommend the type and amount of suitable protective materials required to prevent degradation in the impingement area. The four materials tested in the last phase of this program have been recommended for further qualification testing for survivability in a simulated shipboard environment. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA077037

Entities

People

  • Allen B. Coates
  • Earl E. Biermann

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesives
  • Blast
  • Climate Change
  • Dielectrics
  • Exhaust Plumes
  • Gases
  • Launchers
  • Launching
  • Materials
  • Plumes
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Salt Water
  • Ship Decks
  • Surfaces

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