Aircraft fuel tank entry wall-projectile interaction studies.
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Authors
Bates, Kenneth Scott
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Advisors
Power, H.L.
Date of Issue
1973-06
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
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.
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Thesis
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Aeronautics
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Naval Postgraduate School
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