Modular ballistic pendulum for measurement of impulse from tamped explosives

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dc.contributor.authorAlford, Roland
dc.contributor.authorHazael, Rachael
dc.contributor.authorCritchley, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-27T13:24:19Z
dc.date.available2024-08-27T13:24:19Z
dc.date.freetoread2024-08-27
dc.date.issued2023-02-06
dc.date.pubOnline2023-02-06
dc.description.abstractThe ballistic pendulum is a well-established piece of test equipment originally developed for estimating the velocity of bullets and projectiles. When trying to understand the effects of different tamping methods on explosive performance, the ballistic pendulum is an excellent tool allowing calculation of explosive charge impulse. Most ballistic pendula for this application are limited to narrow impulse ranges as the pendulum mass determines the angle of swing; and a mass capable of being moved by a small charge would be far too small for a larger charge. This paper describes a modular design (the Alford Modular Ballistic Pendulum) which overcomes this problem.
dc.description.conferencenameISEE’s 49th Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique
dc.description.sponsorshipAlford Technologies Ltd.
dc.identifier.citationAlford R, Hazael R, Critchley R. (2023) Modular ballistic pendulum for measurement of impulse from tamped explosives. ISEE’s 49th Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique, 3 - 8 Feb 2023, San Antonio, USA,
dc.identifier.elementsID551983
dc.identifier.urihttps://onemine.org/documents/modular-ballistic-pendulum-for-measurement-of-impulse-from-tamped-explosives
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/22825
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOneMine.Org
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.titleModular ballistic pendulum for measurement of impulse from tamped explosives
dc.typeConference paper
dcterms.coverageGrand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk, 600 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205, USA
dcterms.temporal.endDate8 Feb 2023
dcterms.temporal.startDate3 Feb 2023

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