Blast Pressures Induced by the Impact of Kinetic Energy Penetrators on Steel Targets in an Enclosed Range.

Abstract

The impact of a kinetic energy penetrator on a steel target in an enclosure produces high temperature fragments that in turn heat the surrounding air, causing the air pressure to rise. Additionally, pyrophoric penetrators like those made of depleted uranium burn rapidly, causing a further increase in air pressure. This report documents and analyzes the pressures measured during tests in which laboratory tungsten and depleted uranium kinetic energy penetrators impacted steel targets inside of an enclosed test range, and compares them with pressures measured during tests using pentolite in the same enclosure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA098039

Entities

People

  • Brian P. Bertrand
  • Robert L. Peterson
  • Rodney R. Abrahams
  • Sterling A. Dunbar

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pressure
  • Blast Waves
  • Data Acquisition
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Exhaust Systems
  • Explosives
  • Heat Of Combustion
  • Heat Transfer
  • Instrumentation
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Strain Gages
  • Transducers
  • United States

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.