Diagnostics of Gun Barrel Propellants

Abstract

A preliminary investigation on the applicability of the spontaneous Raman diagnostic technique to the determination of the temperature of the propellant gases in the vicinity of the muzzle of a 20mm gun has been completed. It was concluded that with the proper care, and the correct laser excitation wavelength, flow field diagnostics based laser light scattering can provide most of the information desired. In particular, the spontaneous Raman technique can successfully be utilized in the solution of this problem.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA109986

Entities

People

  • R. Cresci
  • S. Lederman
  • T. Posillico

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Emission Spectra
  • Flow Fields
  • Gun Barrels
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Optical Detectors
  • Photomultiplier Tubes
  • Projectiles
  • Raman Scattering
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy