Simulation and measurements of muzzle blast overpressure and its physical manifestations are studied in this paper. The use of a silencer can have a great influence on the overpressure intensity. A silencer is regarded as an acoustic transducer and a waveguide. Wave equations for an acoustic dotted source of directed effect are used for physical interpretation of overpressure as an acoustic phenomenon. Decomposition approach has proven to be suitable to describe the formation of the output wave of the wave transducer. Electroacoustic analogies are used for simulations. A measurement chain was used to compare the simulation results with the experimental ones.
A decision making procedure for selection of a weapon system involves different, often contradictory criteriaand reaching decisions under conditions of uncertainty. This paper proposes a novel multi-criteria methodology based on D numbers which enables efficient analysis of the information used for decision making. The proposed methodology has been developed in order to enable selection of an efficient weapon system under conditions when a large number of hierarchically structured evaluation criteria has to be processed. A novel D number based Level Based Weight Assessment – Multi Attributive Border Approximation area Comparison (D LBWA-MABAC) model is used for selection of an automatic cannon for integration into combat vehicles. Criteria weights are determined based on the improved LBWA-D model. The traditional MABAC method has been further developed by integration of interval numbers. A hybrid D LBWA-MABAC framework is used for evaluation of an automatic cannon for integration into combat vehicles. Nine weapon systems used worldwide have been ranked in this paper. This multicriteria approach allows decision makers to assess options objectively and reach a rational decision regarding the selection of an optimal weapon system. Validation of the proposed methodology is performed through sensitivity analysis which studies how changes in the weights of the best criterion and the elasticity coefficient affect the ranking results.
The main subject of this paper is application of a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model in determination of the muzzle blast overpressure and its physical manifestations, as well as its validation through measurements of primary parameters. Unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations (URANS) with a corresponding turbulence model were applied for numerical simulation of complex gas-dynamic process of propellant gases release from the barrel after firing. The unstructured adaptive mesh for spatial discretization was applied, as suitable model for numerical calculation and physical interpretation of these intensive dynamic processes. The provided experimental results were compared with the results of numerical simulations, which were thus validated, according to adopted minor simplifications.
This paper presents a numerical and an analytical approach for calculation of
internal ballistics parameters through determination of thermal and gas-
dynamic characteristics. The calculated parameters are validated through
experimental tests on a real weapon system. The internal ballistic
calculations are provided for two types of propellants using an analytical
and a numerical model. Calculations and tests are performed for an
anti-material rifle 12.7 mm. Weapon and ammunition testing is carried out
according to the C.I.P. (Permanent International Commission) standard.
Theoretical and experimental results for the gunpowder gases pressure and
the muzzle velocity are compared. The good agreements between the calculated
and the measured pressures and velocities increase the reliability of the
estimated gunpowder gas temperatures in the barrel. The obtained results
enable analysis and comparison of the output internal ballistics parameters
for different types of propellant applications.
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