A liquid-filled projectile simulator
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- 1 March 1983
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 16 (3) , 236-240
Abstract
The similarity between the oscillatory motions of a top and a projectile is used in the design of a laboratory-based liquid-filled projectile simulator. The simulator uses a free floating rotor which is supported on a spherical air bearing. Its position is monitored by using novel noncontact transducer systems. It is shown that the behaviour when empty can be matched by theory and some of the results from tests with the cavity filled with liquid are presented.Keywords
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