AFRL's HP3 60mm Powder Gun

Abstract

The Air Force Research Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base has invested in a new facility, called the High Pressure Particulate Physics (HP3) Facility, to study materials at conditions comparable to those occurring in or near a detonation or high speed impact event. The primary research tool of the new facility is a 60mm bore, single stage powder gun capable of accelerating projectiles to 2.3 km/sec and creating controlled (parallel-plate) impacts. The system is configured to allow for a variety of diagnostics, and to date, single point velocity interferometry has been demonstrated. This report discusses the gun and it's capabilities, the method by which the diagnostic data is interpreted, the design of the projectiles and targets, and the setup of the experiments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 08, 2012
Accession Number
ADA565274

Entities

People

  • Adam White
  • Christopher Neel
  • Daniel Vu
  • Keith Jamison
  • Lalit Chhabildas
  • Rick Davis
  • Warren Maines

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Air Gaps
  • Contracts
  • Data Acquisition
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • High Pressure
  • Ignition Systems
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • O Rings
  • Vacuum Seals

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • ballistics.