Simulation of ellipsoidal projectile impact on whipple shields

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 1-10, 2003, Pages 333-343

  Hiermaier, Stefan J ^a   Schäfer, Frank K ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR HIGH SPEED DYNAMICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ellipsoidal Projectiles; Hypervelocity Impact; Numerical Simulation; Shape Effect

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; AMMUNITION; ASPECT RATIO; BALLISTICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETIC ENERGY; LAUNCHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; SPACE STATIONS; TARGETS;

ELLIPSOIDAL PROJECTILES; HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT; SHAPE EFFECTS; WHIPPLE SHIELDS;

PROJECTILES;

EID: 2342652295     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2003.09.029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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