1. Aircraft fuel tank entry wall-projectile interaction studies
- Author
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Bates, Kenneth Scott, Power, H.L., Layton, Donald M., Naval Postgraduate School, and Aeronautics
- Subjects
Physics::Fluid Dynamics ,Aeronautics - Abstract
Hydraulic ram is the physical production of pressure wave wall loadings due to projectile penetration and their effect on a fuel cell. Facilities were designed and testing conducted in preparation for investigation of the hydraulic ram phenomenon. A ballistic range was designed that yielded projectile velocity and flight attitude information before and after wall penetration. Wall specimens of a single thickness were impacted by a range of projectile sizes, weights, shapes, and velocities. This yielded the energy absorbed by the wall without fluid damping. http://archive.org/details/aircraftfueltank1094516444 Lieutenant, United States Navy Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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- 1973