Muzzle Blast Pressure Loadings upon Aircraft Surfaces

Abstract

The muzzle blast from a 30 mm cannon is examined both experimentally and theoretically. Data are collected describing the blast overpressure in the free field and upon a surface adjacent to the cannon. Scaling relationships are demonstrated to describe both pressure pulses reasonably well. The influence of muzzle devices upon the blast and flash characteristics of the weapon is examined.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA139132

Entities

People

  • Edward M. Schmidt

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Atmospheres
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Blast Waves
  • Coefficients
  • Explosives
  • Free Field
  • Helicopters
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Line Of Fire
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Muzzle Brakes
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Propellants

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • ballistics.