Studies of Rain Erosion Mechanisms in a Range of I.R. Transmitting Ceramics Including Coated Samples

Abstract

The report starts by summarising the techniques and approaches used in this laboratory to study liquid impact, rain erosion damage mechanisms and the strength properties of window materials. Recent progress is then discussed. This includes (i) a recalibration, and extension to lower velocities of the 'equivalent drop size' data for the impact of jets from the Cambridge single impact apparatus (ii) a summary of recent work on zinc sulphide, including the work on various coated systems. Keywords: Infrared transmitters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA218023

Entities

People

  • John Edwin Field

Organizations

  • University of Cambridge

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coatings
  • Damage Assessment
  • Diameters
  • Finishes
  • Geometry
  • Grain Size
  • Hydraulic Pressure
  • Liquid Jets
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Protective Coatings
  • Rain Erosion
  • Strain Rate
  • Stresses
  • Waves

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.