Accession Number:

AD0700971

Title:

Heating of Guns

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY BALLISTIC RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD

Personal Author(s):

• Lane, J. R.

Report Date:

1938-05-20

Pagination or Media Count:

14.0

Abstract:

A compendium of heating data for guns ranging in caliber from the caliber .30 rifle to the 105mm A.A. Gun is given. An empirical formula is developed to estimate the heating in any gun. The effect of type of powder on heating is considered. The distribution of energy of the charge is calculated for the caliber .30 and caliber .50 machine guns.

Descriptors:

• *GUNS
• FIRING TESTS(ORDNANCE)
• HEATING
• INTERIOR BALLISTICS
• SPECIFIC HEAT
• STATISTICAL DATA
• TEMPERATURE
• THERMAL PROPERTIES

Subject Categories:

• Ballistics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE