Ballistics 2008: 24th International Symposium on Ballistics (2 Volume Set)

Volume 1: General, Exterior Ballistics, Interior Ballistics, Launch Dynamics, Armor and Personal Protection

Volume 2: Terminal Ballistics, Warhead Mechanisms, Vulnerability, Wound Ballistics

159 original presentations of ballistics specialists from Europe, USA, Russia, Japan and China

Research on artillery, propellants, rockets, smart munitions, tank guns, mines, target protection, protective materials, geopenetrators, lethality and more

These two volumes present the full printed text, with searchable CD-ROM, of 159 papers presented at the 24th International Symposium of Ballistics, held in New Orleans, USA, in September, 2008, and sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association NDIA) along with the International Ballistics Committee. These books reflect the purpose of the symposium, namely, to present recent research from around the world on ballistics as it pertains to the design and configuration of a variety of weapons and the analysis of the damage effects of many types of projectiles.

The following are examples of articles in these volumes VOLUME 1 GENERAL A Brief History of Shaped Charges; Predicting Hazard Response Scenarios in Weapon Systems; Electromagnetic Artillery; Numerical Simulation of Muzzle Exit and Separation Process for Sabot-Guided Projectiles at M > 1; Interface Defeat for Unconfined SiC Ceramics;Origin and Magnitude of the Pressure and Temperature Increase Behind Defeated Armor; Experimental Validation of a Kevlar Fabric Model for Ballistic Impact; Consideration of the Ignition Delay of Gun Propellants;Impact Effects of Light Shaped Charge Rockets with Ignition Failure on Thin Metal Armour Plates;Shaped Charge Penetration of Gas Saturated Sandstone;U.S. Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Vulnerability Test and Evaluation Methodology; EXTERIOR BALLISTICS Miss to Hit; Mathematical Modeling of Lift Sabot Separation Process; Dual Mode Mortar Munition System; Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of a Course Corrected Artillery Projectile at Transonic Speeds;NATO Shareable Software Developing into True Suite Supporting National Operational, Fire Control Systems;NATO Testing in Turkey Shows Benefit of Meteorological Forecast Data to Indirect Fire Support;Liquid Payloads Impact on the Trajectory of Spinning Projectiles;Aerodynamic and Ballistic Analysis of Rifled Mortar Munition; Range Extension of Gun-Launched Smart Munitions;The Research of Aerodynamic Structure and Correctional Ability for One-Dimensional Trajectory Correction Projectile;Numerical Computations of DynamicPitch-Damping Derivatives using Time-Accurate CFD Techniques; Numerical Prediction of Magnus of Spin-Stabilized Projectiles;Trajectory Deflection of Fin- and Spin-Stabilized Projectiles using Paired Lateral Impulses;Fast Safety Checks for Numerical Trajectory Calculations; Mine Countermeasure Dart Dispense Modeling and Simulation; On the Stagnation Point Reynolds Number of Super;

INTERIOR BALLISTICS

Two-Dimensional Modelling of Modular Charge Gun Firings;Effects of Condensed Phases in Primer Output on Charge Ignition in Small Ammunition:A Study on the Erosion Characteristics of K9 Thunder 155mm 52Cal. SPH (Self Propelled Howitzer);The Effect of a Balanced Breech 120 mm tank Gun System on Gun Dynamics and Firing Accuracy; Ignition Behaviour of LOVA Propellant;Linking Ignition and Transient Loading on a Medium Caliber Projectile;Numerical Simulation of Projectile Acceleration Process Using Solid/Gas Two-Phase Reacting Flow Model;Numerical Simulation of Interior Ballistics Processes of a High Speed Counter-Mass Propelling Gun;Interior Ballistics Characterization of a 40-mm Cartridge;Combustion Model for TAGzT and TAGzT Mixtures;Revised Model for RDX Combustion;Matching Internal Ballistics Code Fidelity to Gun System and Analysis Comple