The hydrodynamic ram pressure generated by spherical projectiles
The hydrodynamic ram pressure generated by spherical projectiles
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2008.12.009
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发表时间:
2009-06-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Toy, Norman
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作者:
Disimile, Peter J.;Swanson, Luke A.;Toy, Norman
An experimental study was made of the pressures generated by a single hydrodynamic ram event. A generic box type fuel tank simulator was fabricated to study the phenomenon and was capable of containing 3785.41 of liquid thereby isolating the phases of the event from tank wall reflections, and enable separation of the effects of each phase. Tungsten, steel, and aluminum spherical projectiles were fired into the tank and the result was measured using high-speed pressure transducers, which were located throughout the tank, and compared to the pressure waves and events recorded inside the tank simulator with a high-speed video. It was determined that a high-pressure initial wave is generated at impact and is followed by the more gradual drag pressure around the projectile. The angular distribution of the initial wave and the variation with distance were investigated along with the effect of projectile mass on the drag pressure. This region of pressure decreases in the projectile wake, forming a trailing cavity that remains at a low pressure until the cavity begins to collapse. This results in the largest recorded pressure inside the simulator. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.