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Accession Number:
AD0601880
Title:
EFFECTS OF HYPERVELOCITY IMPACTS ON MATERIALS
Descriptive Note:
Corporate Author:
TECHNICAL OPERATIONS INC BURLINGTON MA
Report Date:
1964-06-01
Pagination or Media Count:
57.0
Abstract:
Reliable diagnostic techniques were developed to measure the mass and velocity of hypervelocity particles projected by an exploding-foil gun. Velocities were increased from 20,000 ftsec to better than 35,000 ftsec as a result of improved gun design and modifications to the energy system, including the installation of an electrically triggered switching system. The Electro- Optical 6-frame Kerr cell camera was also evaluated. A program to measure the electrical parameters of the system and to correlate them with photographic data was instituted, and a theoretical model for the partition of impact energy of a hypervelocity particle was begun. Once sufficient data have been taken with the improved particle projection and diagnostic technique, a more comprehensive theoretical program will be instituted.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE