Experimental Study of a Liquid-Filled Cylinder with Unequal Internal Diameters.

Abstract

A series of tests was conducted using a liquid-filled gyroscope to study the behavior of cylinders with dissimilar internal diameters. The discontinuity in the internal diameter of the container produced a lip that modified the characteristic liquid eigenfrequency of the cylinder and the amplitude behavior of the gyroscope. A simple correction for this unusual geometry can be formulated by using an average aspect ratio, which is based upon the volume and height of the container. The use of an average aspect ratio only grossly defines the differences between the gyroscope data and the available predictive models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA096800

Entities

People

  • Michael D. Fuller
  • William P. D'amico Jr.

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Angular Momentum
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Boundary Layer
  • Containers
  • Engineering
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Geometry
  • Instability
  • Liquid Filled Projectiles
  • Mechanics
  • Oscillation
  • Projectiles
  • Resonance
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Rotation
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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