The XNOVAKTC Code

Abstract

A description of the one-dimensional two-phase with area change interior ballistic computer code XNOVAKTC (XKTC) is provided. XKTC has the tank gun and traveling charge features fully linked to the chemistry model. This version of the code has chemical kinetics, tank gun features (reactive sidewalls and boattail intrusion) and end burning traveling charge increments. Other extensions include the modeling of single perforated monolithic charges, charges bonded to the tube or the projectile, and a ballistic control tube. The XKTC code was applied to the simulation of traveling charges with finite reaction zones. It was concluded that a reaction zone of several calibers can be tolerated without significant loss of performance. Keywords: Interior ballistics; Two phase flow; Monolithic charge; Traveling charge; Control tube; Kinetics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA220153

Entities

People

  • Paul S. Gough

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Combustion Products
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Ignition Lag
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Projectiles
  • Propelling Charges

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • ballistics.