A Critical Review of the Dry Friction and Compressible Fluid Recoil/ Counter-Recoil Concepts

Abstract

This report reviews two new recoil systems as possible replacements for the conventional mechanisms currently in use on medium and large size cannon. One uses compressible fluid to dissipate energy in viscous friction and store elastic energy for counter recoil. The other uses coulomb or dry friction for dissipation of the recoil energy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA096877

Entities

People

  • H. J. Sneck

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bulk Modulus
  • Coefficients
  • Digital Computers
  • Displacement
  • Dissipation
  • Elastic Properties
  • Energy
  • Fluids
  • High Pressure
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Pressure Seals
  • Recoil
  • Recoil Mechanisms
  • Reliability
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).
  • ballistics.