Accession Number:
ADA030744
Title:
The Design and Characterization of an Aluminum Fragment Projector
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. Apr 9 1973-7 Aug 1975
Corporate Author:
AIR FORCE ARMAMENT LAB EGLIN AFB FL
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1976-04-01
Pagination or Media Count:
46.0
Abstract:
An explosive fragment projector that launches 32, 2.26-gram aluminum cubes at a maximum initial speed of 10,000 ftsec within a solid angle of 3 millisteradians is described. Various characterization techniques are discussed.
Descriptors:
- *EXPLOSIVE CHARGES
- *FRAGMENTATION AMMUNITION
- *PROJECTORS(ORDNANCE)
- TEST AND EVALUATION
- VELOCITY
- SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
- RECOVERY
- EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
- FIRING TESTS(ORDNANCE)
- PROJECTILES
- PANELS
- PROTOTYPES
- STEEL
- PENETRATION
- ALUMINUM
- DRAG
- FRAGMENTS
- EXTERIOR BALLISTICS
- EXPLOSIVE WARHEADS
- FLASHES
- IMPACT FLASH
- X RAY PHOTOGRAPHY
- HIGH SPEED CAMERAS
- PROJECTOR CHARGES
- FIBERBOARD
Subject Categories:
- Ammunition and Explosives
- Guns
- Ballistics