Simulated and Experimental In-Wall Temperatures for 12O-mm Ammunition,

Abstract

Bore and chamber surface, as well as subsurface, temperature predictions are made for the U. S. Army M256 120-mm cannon firing M865, M829, and DM13 cartridges. The surface temperature predictions are validated by comparison with other numerical modeling results, while the subsurface temperature predictions are compared directly with experimental measurements made by in-wall thermocouples. The surface temperature predictions fall in line with other numerical estimates, and, in general, the simulated probe temperatures at each axial location are within the circumferential and round-to-round variation in the experimental probe temperatures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA298600

Entities

People

  • J. L. Kennedy
  • M. L. Bundy
  • P. J. Conroy

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Ammunition
  • Cartridge Cases
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosives
  • Guns
  • Heat Transfer
  • Ignition Lag
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • Surface Temperature
  • Surface Warfare
  • Thermocouples
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.