Comparison of Continuous and Discontinuous Collisional Bumpers: Dimensionally Scaled Impact Experiments Into Single Wire Meshes

Download or read book Comparison of Continuous and Discontinuous Collisional Bumpers: Dimensionally Scaled Impact Experiments Into Single Wire Meshes written by Friedrich Hörz and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An experimental inquiry into the utility of discontinuous bumpers was conducted to investigate the collisional outcomes of impacts into single grid-like targets and to compare the results with more traditional bumper designs that employ continuous sheet stock. We performed some 35 experiments using 6.3 and 3.2 mm diameter spherical soda-lime glass projectiles at low velocities (less than 2.5 km/s) and 13 at velocities between 5 and 6 km/s, using 3.2 mm spheres only. The thrust of the experiments related to the characterization of collisional fragments as a function of target thickness or areal shield mass of both bumper designs.