Structural Loading Statistics of Live Gun Firings for the Army's Excalibur Projectile

Abstract

Excalibur is a 155-mm projectile under development and scheduled for Army use in 2008. During development, Excalibur was gun-fired using a variety of propellant charges. The purpose of the tests was to determine the reliability, structural integrity, and performance for different field charges. On-board accelerations and gun-tube pressures were recorded for most tests. This paper summarizes the accelerations and pressures from dozens of tests using different propellant charges. Average pressures and accelerations are presented. Variations and correlations are also given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA431877

Entities

People

  • Donald E. Carlucci
  • Jennifer Cordes
  • Julio Vega
  • Raymond Chaplin
  • W. S. Peterson

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Base Pressure
  • Coefficients
  • Data Science
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Electronic Components
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Governments
  • Information Science
  • Projectiles
  • Propellants
  • Recovery Vehicles
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Structural Integrity
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.