Magnetic Flyer Facility Correlation and UGT Simulation
Abstract
The goals of the program were to: (1) Correlate the KSC magnetically driven flyer plate facility test techniques with those of another facility; (2) Define AGT test techniques which successfully duplicate UGT test results; and (3) Expand the 3DQP material data base. KSC participation in this program touched all three program goals; however, KSC impulsive load testing was most heavily concentrated in goals (1) and (2) under the Facility Correlation Study and the UGT Simulation Study. This program consists of two phases: (1) To develop, demonstrate and assess the ability of magnetically driven flyer plates to duplicate the combined shock and structural response caused by a selected underground test (UGT) environment on 3DQP; and, (2) To correlate the magnetically driven flyer plate facilities of KSC with those of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE) in the United Kingdom. The successful completion of these tasks will not only enhance the simulation capability of the community but will also develop and demonstrate a methodology for dynamic testing of 3-dimensional materials which use a realistic stimulus. This realism is required to ensure that the critical material response modes are addressed during a period when underground testing may not be available. The simulation development has been tailored to match the pressure vs. time and total impulse measurements obtained on UGT events. This matching of experimental data required considerable development of capacitor bank technology to develop the proper magnetic pressure vs. time profile.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADC015969
Entities
People
- J. Oscarson
- L. Webster
- T. V. Meagher
- W. S. Doane
Organizations
- Kaman Corporation