Savage Medical Resupply Projectile.
Abstract
The research described within this document supports a developmental effort to design and test 155mm artillery shells for rapidly and accurately delivering replacement medical fluids to ground units during combat. The scope of this particular work package was to (1) demonstrate that commercially available intravenous fluid bags could withstand the high launch forces experienced by 155mm artillery projectiles when fired, and (2) demonstrate through actual cannon firings that these medical resupply projectiles exhibit stable flight. The results show that proper packaging will permit off-the-shelf intravenous fluid bags to survive cannon launch type forces. Additionally, laboratory experimentation has shown that the projectiles, when spun up to transit conditions, demonstrate dynamic stability. Gun launch; however, has shown to date that these projectiles become unstable during actual flight. Recommendations are proposed to further study the flight instabilities experienced to render these projectiles fully stable.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA332808
Entities
People
- Charles E. Dean
- Daniel J. Weber
- John W. Molnar
- Michael S. Hollis
- William P. D'amico