Hypervelocity Impact Instrumentation Development
Abstract
The instrumentation capabilities of the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility's (VKF) aeroballistic ranges have been expanded to facilitate studies of hypervelocity impact-related phenomena. Two instrumentation systems for characterizing clouds of debris resulting from impact have been developed and put to use: (1) An extremely high- speed sequential laser photography system provides photographic data describing debris cloud growth characteristics at framing rates from 10,000/sec to 10 to the 7th power/sec. This system can resolve debris particles as small as 0.0001 in. (2) X-ray shadowgraph systems with exposure times of 30 nsec can record debris velocity and mass data and can discern aluminum particles as small as 0. 063 in. and steel particles as small as 0.031 in. Electromagnetic radiation generated by hypervelocity impact can be explored in a variety of ways.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA107852
Entities
People
- P. H. Dugger
- R. E. Hendrix
Organizations
- Arnold Engineering Development Complex