Abstract:A 3-D finite-element model was used to simulate the severe and localized thermal/pressure transients and the resulting stresses experienced by a rifled ceramic-barrel with a steel outer-liner; the focus of the simulations was on the influence of non-traditional rifling geometries on the thermoelastic- and pressure-stresses generated during a single firing event. In order to minimize computational requirements, a twisted segment of the barrel length based on rotational symmetry was used. Using this simplificati… Show more
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