Computational Ballistics

Section 1: Fluid flow aerodynamics Unsteady computational fluid dynamics modeling of free-flight projectile aerodynamics; 3D transient numerical simulation for sabot separation; Fast calculation of direct fire trajectories taking the earth's rotation into account; Generating an aerodynamic model for projectile flight simulation using unsteady time accurate computational fluid dynamic results Section 2: Interior ballistics Suppression of axial combustion instability in solid rocket motors; ICE-ALE modelling for the combustion of homogeneous solid propellant; Stochastic study of 60-mm gun-projectile responses Section 3: Terminal ballistics On the linkage of impact damage to modeling of ballistic performance; A method to increase the tip velocity of a shaped charge jet using a hollow cavity; A computational viscoelasticity/damage/plasticity model for high-explosive materials Section 4: Experimental mechanics/ballistics and field testing Offshore platforms survivability to underwater explosions: part I; Ballistic tests and numerical simulations for containment capability characterisation of Waspaloy(R) alloy; Experimental survey of the pressure cone and temperature field of an A/T missile system Section 5: New developments in computational techniques Safety checks and hit probability computation in numerical trajectory calculation using error propagation technology; Scalable parallel computation of explosively formed penetrators (EFPs); Data mining in military systems; Computer simulated fragmentation arena test for assessing lethality and safety separation distances of explosive fragmentation ammunitions Section 6: Systems and technology Evaluations of computational techniques for the engraving of projectiles; Long range electromagnetic cannon; Analysis of weapon systems protecting military camps against mortar fire; Empirical relationship for muzzle exit pressure in a 155 mm gun tube