Test Planning, Collection and Analysis of Pressure Data Resulting from Army Weapon Systems. Volume V. Shock Tube Analysis and Correlation Study.

Abstract

This research project compares the blast overpressures from the Shock Tube of Lovelace Inhalation and Toxicology Research Institute to ascertain its conformity to the blast from the M198 howitzer fired with the M203 propellant charge. The Shock Tube is used for differing rates of fire and to approximate the gunner's position on the howitzer. With a slower rate of fire and with reflecting plates in the shock tube a closer correlation is achieved. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA118400

Entities

People

  • Carol Jordon
  • Henry C. Evans
  • Steve Slinker

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Blast Waves
  • Calibration
  • Carbonate Esters
  • Data Analysis
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Firing Rate
  • Frequency
  • Howitzers
  • Overpressure
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Reflectors
  • Repetition Rate
  • Shock
  • Shock Tubes
  • Virtual Reality
  • Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Regression Analysis.