From fire to ballistics: A historical retrospective

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 1-10, 2003, Pages 13-67

  Anderson Jr , Charles E ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Armor mechanics; Ceramics; Constitutive modeling; Fire; Fragment velocities; Gas leakage; Intumescence; Intumescent coatings; Long rod penetration; Numerical simulations; Penetration mechanics; Tank car; Thermal loading; Torching; Warhead mechanics

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COATINGS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUSION REACTIONS; GRAVITATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; THERMAL LOAD;

ARMOR MECHANICS; FIRE; FRAGMENT VELOCITIES; GAS LEAKAGE; INTUMESCENT COATINGS; PENETRATION MECHANICS; TANK CAR; THERMAL LOADING; TORCHING; WARHEARD MECHANICS;

BALLISTICS;

EID: 2342640919     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2003.09.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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