Accession Number:

AD0637136

Title:

ON THE INITIAL CONDITIONS OF THE HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT OF A SPHERICAL PROJECTILE ON A SEMI-INFINITE TARGET.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Corporate Author:

WATERVLIET ARSENAL N Y BENET LABS

Personal Author(s):

• Dunn,William P.

Report Date:

1966-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

20.0

Abstract:

Based on physical and geometrical considerations, the initial conditions for the problem of a spherical projectile impacting normally on a semi-infinite target are derived. Initial conditions, as used here, are implicitly defined as the geometry and state of the projectile and target materials during a time in which uniform compression exists. Results amenable to experimentation are discussed and an example that illustrates a test for the theory is presented. Author

Descriptors:

• (*IMPACT PREDICTION
• *HYPERVELOCITY PROJECTILES)
• SPHERES
• TARGETS
• IMPACT SHOCK

Subject Categories:

• Ammunition and Explosives

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE