- A
projectile is an
object that is
propelled by the
application of an
external force and then
moves freely under the
influence of
gravity and air resistance...
- with firearms), or by
mechanical compression (as with air guns). The high-pressure gas is
introduced behind the
projectile,
pushing and
accelerating it down...
- layers,
carefully made
projectiles can be used in constant-pressure experiments, or even
controlled compression–expansion–
compression sequences. Combustion...
- to
launch high-velocity
projectiles. The
projectile normally does not
contain explosives,
instead relying on the
projectile's high
kinetic energy to inflict...
- a
conventional gun), into the
accelerator barrel,
causing compression between the
projectile and the barrel's walls. The
barrel contains a pre-mixed gaseous...
- The
original concept envisioned by
Tsiolkovsky was a
compression structure.
Building a
compression structure from the
ground up
proved an
unrealistic task...
- the primer,
propellant and
projectile together as a unit. Instead, the
propellant and
primer are ****ed to the
projectile in
another way so that a cartridge...
- plastic/plasticized (HEP), in
American terminology, is a type of
explosive projectile with
plastic explosive that
conforms to the
surface of a
target before...
-
determining its response.
Projectiles apply a
Hertzian contact stress at the
point of
impact to a
solid body, with
compression stresses under the point...
- impact, and
forces the
ceramic to fail in
compression.
Ceramic armor systems defeat small arms
projectiles and
kinetic energy penetrators by two main...
