Accuracy and Position Requirements for Penetration Experiments to Detect the Effect of Failure Kinetics in Ceramics

Abstract

A new set of reverse ballistic experiments has been designed to overcome uncertainties in the interpretation of experimental data of two independent data sets that suggest the existence of a so called "failure wave" for penetration into SiC-ceramics. The possible detection of such a phenomenon requires very high accuracy in experimental measurements. The accuracy and position requirements for the new experiments together with the experimental design are reported here.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA637004

Entities

People

  • C. E. Anderson Jr.
  • D. L. Orphal
  • D. W. Templeton
  • T. Behner
  • V. Hohler

Organizations

  • Tank-automotive and Armaments Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Data Sets
  • Detection
  • Experimental Data
  • Experimental Design
  • Guns
  • Kinetics
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Shaped Charge Jets
  • Shaped Charges
  • Short Circuits
  • Silicon Carbide
  • Test Sets
  • Uncertainty
  • X Ray Film
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design