A Multiple-Burst Vehicle Kill Probability Model where the Probability of Igniting Spilled Flammable Fluids is Time Dependent.

Abstract

This report presents a multiple-burst vehicle kill probability model. The methodology developed includes as kill mechanisms mechanical damage, ignition of flammable fluids from the puncture of reservoirs and lines by high energy projectiles, ignition of fluids which were spilled but no ignited on earlier rounds, and the ignition of detonation of stowed ammunition. The methodology is valid for any number of bursts, but the FORTRAN program included in the report is limited in applicability to at most three bursts. Keywords: VAX 11/780 computers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA169190

Entities

People

  • Arthur D. Groves

Organizations

  • United States Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Army
  • Computer Programs
  • Fires
  • Fuel Lines
  • Fuel Tanks
  • High Energy
  • Hydraulic Cylinders
  • Kill Probabilities
  • Logistics Management
  • Munitions
  • Probability
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Projectiles
  • Research Facilities
  • Systems Analysis
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • ballistics.