Surface Strain Measurement for Non-Intrusive Internal Pressure Evaluation of a CannonSource: Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology:;2024:;volume( 146 ):;issue: 006::page 61506-1Author:Rausch, Brennan
,
de Clerck, Albrey
,
Kang, Yuhong
,
Mao, Shuo
,
Jones, Noah
,
Ruan, Hang
,
Ng, Wing F.
DOI: 10.1115/1.4066743Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Recent cutting-edge designs for gun barrels, projectiles, and propellants require testing, such as measuring the internal pressure during firing. However, there are concerns with the current drilling method to mount pressure transducers near the breech and chamber of the gun barrel where pressure is highest. To address this challenge, the team hereby presents an alternative, nonintrusive strain measurement method. This method focuses on determining the feasibility and accuracy of relating tangential strain along the sidewall of a gun barrel to the drastic internal pressure rise created during combustion. A transient structural, numerical model of a 155 mm gun barrel was created using ansys. The pressure was derived using the outline in Interior Ballistics of High Velocity Guns, version 2, and the model was validated using published experimental tangential strain testing data from a gun of the same caliber. The model was then used to demonstrate the ideal location for strain measurement along the sidewall of the chamber. Furthermore, three different pressure ranges were simulated in the model. The behavior of the tangential strain in each case indicates a similar trend to the internal pressure rise and oscillation due to a dominant frequency of the barrel. A method to predict internal pressure from external tangential strain was developed. The internal pressure predicted is within 4% of the pressure applied in the model. In the sensitivity study, the thickness and elastic modulus of the gun barrel were found to be the primary factors affecting tangential strain. Overall, this work helps to understand tangential strain behavior on the sidewall of a large-caliber gun barrel and lays the ground for an accurate prediction of internal pressure from external tangential strain.
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contributor author | Rausch, Brennan | |
contributor author | de Clerck, Albrey | |
contributor author | Kang, Yuhong | |
contributor author | Mao, Shuo | |
contributor author | Jones, Noah | |
contributor author | Ruan, Hang | |
contributor author | Ng, Wing F. | |
date accessioned | 2025-04-21T10:26:32Z | |
date available | 2025-04-21T10:26:32Z | |
date copyright | 10/29/2024 12:00:00 AM | |
date issued | 2024 | |
identifier issn | 0094-9930 | |
identifier other | pvt_146_06_061506.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl1/handle/yetl/4306205 | |
description abstract | Recent cutting-edge designs for gun barrels, projectiles, and propellants require testing, such as measuring the internal pressure during firing. However, there are concerns with the current drilling method to mount pressure transducers near the breech and chamber of the gun barrel where pressure is highest. To address this challenge, the team hereby presents an alternative, nonintrusive strain measurement method. This method focuses on determining the feasibility and accuracy of relating tangential strain along the sidewall of a gun barrel to the drastic internal pressure rise created during combustion. A transient structural, numerical model of a 155 mm gun barrel was created using ansys. The pressure was derived using the outline in Interior Ballistics of High Velocity Guns, version 2, and the model was validated using published experimental tangential strain testing data from a gun of the same caliber. The model was then used to demonstrate the ideal location for strain measurement along the sidewall of the chamber. Furthermore, three different pressure ranges were simulated in the model. The behavior of the tangential strain in each case indicates a similar trend to the internal pressure rise and oscillation due to a dominant frequency of the barrel. A method to predict internal pressure from external tangential strain was developed. The internal pressure predicted is within 4% of the pressure applied in the model. In the sensitivity study, the thickness and elastic modulus of the gun barrel were found to be the primary factors affecting tangential strain. Overall, this work helps to understand tangential strain behavior on the sidewall of a large-caliber gun barrel and lays the ground for an accurate prediction of internal pressure from external tangential strain. | |
publisher | The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | |
title | Surface Strain Measurement for Non-Intrusive Internal Pressure Evaluation of a Cannon | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 146 | |
journal issue | 6 | |
journal title | Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology | |
identifier doi | 10.1115/1.4066743 | |
journal fristpage | 61506-1 | |
journal lastpage | 61506-10 | |
page | 10 | |
tree | Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology:;2024:;volume( 146 ):;issue: 006 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |