Abstract
It is widely observed that extremely high thermal loads are experienced in large calibre guns with high rate of firing. These extreme thermal load results in rapid barrel heating, which in turn limits the duration of firing that can be sustained without reaching the cook-off temperature for the propellant. After reaching the cook-off temperature, the gun barrels require long duration to cool down before commencement of next firing cycle, which is unacceptable in a combat situation. The investigation proposes integral mid-wall cooling channels in the gun tube to achieve a high rate of fire. A FEA model was developed to simulate a high rate of fire scenario, which demonstrated that the proposed mid-wall cooling system can yield 10 rounds per minute without reaching cook of in a large calibre system like 155/52mm Artillery Gun systems.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings - 29th International Symposium on Ballistics, BALLISTICS 2016 |
Editors | Clive Woodley, Ian Cullis |
Place of Publication | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
Publisher | Destech Publications Inc. |
Pages | 895-904 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781605953175 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Event | 29th International Symposium on Ballistics - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 9 May 2016 → 13 May 2016 Conference number: 29 https://www.ballistics.org/29th_isb.php |
Conference
Conference | 29th International Symposium on Ballistics |
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Abbreviated title | 29th ISB |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Edinburgh |
Period | 9/05/16 → 13/05/16 |
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