Feasibility Study: Hollow Plastic Spheres to Increase Hydraulic Fluid Compressibility

Abstract

This report documents a study on the feasibility of using sub-micron size hollow plastic spheres as an energy absorbing medium in the fluid of a compressible fluid recoil mechanism for field artillery. The study identifies the properties of a polymer which theoretically will increase the compressibility of a recoil fluid.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA117496

Entities

People

  • B. B. Saunders
  • J. H. Walker
  • J. Kotter
  • M. J. Wood

Organizations

  • Computer Sciences Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Chemistry
  • Composite Materials
  • Hydraulic Fluids
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Plastics
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Polymeric Films
  • Resins

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • ballistics.