Influence of scale on the penetration of tungsten rods into steel-backed alumina targets

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 403-416

  Lundberg, P ^a   Westerling, L ^a   Lundberg, B ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ceramic; Impact; Penetration; Projectile; Replica; Rod; Scale; Target

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECTILES; RADIOGRAPHY; STEEL; TUNGSTEN; VELOCITY;

AUTODYN CODE; FLASH RADIOGRAPHY; IMPACT VELOCITY; JOHNSON-HOLMQUIST MODEL; LENGTH TO DIAMETER RATIO; PENETRATION; REPLICA SCALING; TUNGSTEN RODS;

BALLISTICS;

EID: 0030174718     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0734-743X(95)00049-G     Document Type: Article

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