A Comment on Interaction Effects in Hypervelocity Impact Testing using Multiple Simultaneously Launched Projectiles

Abstract

A hydrocode study was performed to examine whether or not simultaneously launching several projectiles at a single target could compromise the test data obtained in this manner. The concern was that multiple particle firings could result in interference between the debris clouds created by particles that have already struck the target and those particles that have not yet hit the target. This interference could then reduce the damage potential of the particles about to strike the target. The hydrocode simulations showed a strong possibility of interaction between debris cloud ejecta created by particles first hitting the target and subsequent incoming particles in such tests. Thus, it appears that simultaneously firing multiple projectiles into a target could reduce their damage potential and possibly yield results that would be different from those that would be obtained in independent test firings of the same projectiles under the (otherwise) same impact conditions.

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-160595106-5

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

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English

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© 2024 DEStech Publications, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2013

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