An investigation of interior ballistics ignition phase

An axisymmetric viscous two-phase model is presented which describes the transient combustion of granular propellants during the ignition phase of a ballistic charge. Details of the model are presented along with computational results for a low-pressure ballistic simulator. Predicted pressure time evolutions are compared with experimental data of a real test-firing in which an unexpected pressure excursion occurred. Gun propellant breakup effects, due to bed compaction, are taken into consideration to explain the discrepancies between the numerical and experimental results. Finally, a discussion is presented of the mechanisms by which the behavior of pressure waves can be strongly influenced and thus controlled by the manner in which the propelling charge is ignited.This article was processed using Springer-Verlag T_EX Shock Waves macro package 1.0 and the AMS fonts, developed by the American Mathematical Society.     

Modelluntersuchungen des Wärmeaustausches und Strömungswiderstandes an den Heizflächen mit Diagonalflossen

This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the heat transfer and pressure drop in diagonally finned tube banks. The investigations have been carried out using the napthalene analogy. The performance of a heat exchanger with fins arranged a certain angle to the flow direction with the plain tube heat exchanger have been compared.     

A numerical investigation of transient detonation in granulated material

A two-phase model based upon principles of continuum mixture theory is numerically solved to predict the evolution of detonation in a granulated reactive material. Shock to detonation transition (SDT) is considered whereby combustion is initiated due to compression of the material by a moving piston. In particular, this study demonstrates the existence of a SDT event which gives rise to a steady two-phase Chapman-Jouguet (CJ) detonation structure consisting of a single lead shock in the gas and an unshocked solid; this structure has previously been independently predicted by a steady-state theory. The unsteady model equations, which constitute a non-strictly hyperbolic system, are numerically solved using a modern high-resolution method. The numerical method is based on Godunov's method, and utilizes an approximate solution for the two-phase Riemann problem. Comparisons are made between numerical predictions and known theoretical results for 1) an inert two-phase shock tube problem, 2) an inert compaction wave structure, and 3) a reactive two-phase detonation structure; in all cases, good agreement exists. Received 4 August 1995 / Accepted 17 February 1996     

Schnelle Berechnung der mittleren Temperaturdifferenz in luftgekühlten Kreuzstromwärmeaustauschern

Zusammenfassung Es wird eine bekannte, explizite Näherungsgleichung mit zehn neuen Sätzen von jeweils sechzehn empirischen Konstanten vorgestellt zur schnellen Berechnung der mittleren Temperaturdifferenz von nunmehr insgesamt achtzehn Kreuzstromführungen. Die mittlere Temperaturdifferenz wird aus der dimensionslosen Abkühlung des Prozeßstromes und der Zahl der Übergangseinheiten auf der Luftseite berechnet.

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Fast calculation of mean temperature difference in air-cooled cross-flow heat exchangers

A known approximate explicit equation together with ten new sets of sixteen empirical coefficients is presented for the fast calculation of the mean temperature difference of by now all together eighteen crossflow arrangements. The mean temperature difference is calculated from the effectiveness of the process stream and the number of transfer units on the air side.

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Bezeichnungen b_{i, K} Konstanten in Gl. (6) - c_p spezifische Wärmekapazität der Luft bei Konstanten Druck - Wärmekapazitätsstrom der Luft - F Austauschfläche, Fläche - f mittlerer absoluter Fehler von r - i, k Exponenten und Summenzähler in Gl. (6) - K Wärmedurchgangskoeffizient - m, n Maximalwerte von i bzw. k - p, q dimensionslose Temperaturänderungen beider Fluide, definiert durch Gln. (2) und (3) - r dimensionslose mittlere Temperaturdifferenz, definiert durch Gl. (1) - s Zahl der Übergangseinheiten (NTU) auf der Luftseite, definiert durch Gl. (4) - T Temperatur des Prozeßstroms - w Anströmgeschwindigkeit der Luft - z Zahl der Punkte - endliche Differenz - Dichte der Luft Indices I eine Rohrreihe - 1, 2 Eintritt, Austritt - a Anströmquerschnitt - Ge Gegenstrom - Gl Gleichstrom - M Mittelwert - max Maximalwert (nicht Mittelwert) Herrn Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. H. Hausen zur Vollendung seines 85. Lebensjahres     

A theory of finite elastic consolidation

Presented in this paper is a general theory describing the consolidation of a porous elastic soil. The formulation allows for the occurrence of finite geometry changes and finite elastic strains during the consolidation process. The governing equations have been cast in a rate form and the laws which determine deformation and pore fluid flow, i.e. Hooke's law and Darcy's law, are presented in a frame indifferent manner. A numerical technique is described that provides an approximate solution to the governing equations. The theory and the solution technique are illustrated by several examples of practical interest.     

An analytical prediction of sliding motions along discontinuous boundary in non-smooth dynamical systems

This paper presents a method for the analytical prediction of sliding motions along discontinuous boundaries in non-smooth dynamical systems. The methodology is demonstrated through investigation of a periodically forced linear oscillator with dry friction. The switching conditions for sliding motions in non-smooth dynamical systems are given. The generic mappings for the friction-induced oscillator are introduced. From the generic mappings, the corresponding criteria for the sliding motions are presented through the force product conditions. The analytical prediction of the onset and vanishing of the sliding motions is illustrated. Finally, numerical simulations of sliding motions are carried out to verify the analytical prediction. This analytical prediction provides an accurate prediction of sliding motions in non-smooth dynamical systems. The switching conditions developed in this paper are expressed by the total force of the oscillator, and the nonlinearity and linearity of the spring and viscous damping forces in the oscillator cannot change such switching conditions. Therefore, the achieved force criteria can be applied to the other dynamical systems with nonlinear friction forces processing a C ⁰-discontinuity.     

The effect of non-uniform bending deformation on the stability of circumferential growth of through-wall cracks in brass tubes

Experimental results on the stability of circumferential growth of through-wall cracks in brass tubes, show that non-uniform bending can adversely affect the crack stability criterion. The results are relevant to the important technological problem of crack stability in 304 stainless steel pipes used in Boiling Water Reactors.     

Nonlinear wave motion in magnetoelasticity

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