Accession Number:

AD0423798

Title:

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTH SYMPOSIUM ON HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT, 30 APRIL-2 May 1963, CLEVELAND, OHIO, VOLUME 1

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER CO AKRON OH

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1963-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

398.0

Abstract:

Contents A critique of accelerator techniques for hypervelocity impact Experimental and theoretical studies on the interior ballistics of light gas guns An investigation of the performance of a compression heater for use with gun tunnels or hypervelocity launchers Computer analysis of two-stage hypervelocity model launchers NRL hypervelocity accelerator development Performance of a three stage arc heated light gas gun Hypervelocity augmentation techniques.

Subject Categories:

  • Information Science
  • Guns

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE