Improvement of the CISAS high-shot-frequency light-gas gun

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 1-10, 2003, Pages 549-562

  Pavarin, Daniele ^a   Francesconi, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Shot frequency; Two stage light gas gun

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREQUENCY AGILITY; FUSION REACTIONS; GEOMETRY; MASS TRANSFER; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECTILES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS; HYPERVELOCITY IMPACTS; SHOT FREQUENCY; TWO STAGE LIGHT GAS GUN;

IMPACT TESTING;

EID: 2342448552     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2003.10.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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