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A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF THE PRESSURE PRODUCED BY A HYDRODYNAMIC RAM EVENT

SWANSON, LUKE A.

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2007, MS, University of Cincinnati, Engineering : Aerospace Engineering.
An experimental study was implemented in order to understand the pressure generated by hydrodynamic ram. A generic box type fuel tank simulator was fabricated to study the phenomenon and was capable of containing 1000 gal in order to isolate the phases of the event and separate the effects of each. Spherical projectiles were fired into the tank and the result was measured using several instruments, which were then contrasted to better describe the event. Primarily, high-speed pressure transducers were located throughout the tank in order to compare the measured pressure with a high-speed video recording of the tank interior. In addition to standard high-speed video, a large-scale shadowgraph technique was used to visualize the pressure waves produced from the projectile impact and relate the images to the pressure transducer measurements. A high-pressure initial wave is generated at impact and is followed by the more gradual drag pressure around the projectile. The collapse of the resulting cavity, however, is shown to be the most dangerous phase in the experiment.
Dr. Peter Disimile (Advisor)
358 p.

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  • SWANSON, L. A. (2007). A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF THE PRESSURE PRODUCED BY A HYDRODYNAMIC RAM EVENT [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1195587339

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • SWANSON, LUKE. A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF THE PRESSURE PRODUCED BY A HYDRODYNAMIC RAM EVENT. 2007. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1195587339.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • SWANSON, LUKE. "A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF THE PRESSURE PRODUCED BY A HYDRODYNAMIC RAM EVENT." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1195587339

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)