Ballistic Performance Evaluation of Aluminium Plate Impact by Fragment Simulating Projectile. (May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aziz, MR; Zainol, MF; Othman, R
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 1535(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-05
• Subjects: Physics -- Congresses; 530.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1535/1/012017
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-6588

Abstract

Abstract: The ballistic performance has drawn attention to researchers from a military background. They intend to provide solutions to ensure the soldiers in the front line of war do not kill in action. A casualty in war can lead to depression among soldiers and not to mention to their family as well. The aim of this work is to provide preliminary data for the ballistic limit velocity, VBL of the hydrodynamic ram study. The test was conducted at Science and Technology Research Institute (STRIDE), Batu Arang, Selangor which is under the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) Malaysia. The gas gun and fragment simulating projectiles (FSP) were employed in this test. There were about 16 rounds of fire were shot with different velocities from 246 up to 373 m/s. The ballistic limit velocity was calculated by taking the average of an equal number of highest partial perforation and the lowest perforation velocities. It was found that the VBL was equal to 275.8 m/s. On top of that, there were two main failure modes observed i.e. partial penetration and complete penetration.