Hypervelocity impact tests on a Whipple shield using a flyer plate in the velocity range from 4 km/s to 12 km/s

Song, ZF; Pei, XY; Yu, JD; Zhao, JH; Tan, FL

Zhao, JH (corresponding author), China Acad Engn Phys, Inst Fluid Phys, Mianyang 621900, Sichuan, Peoples R China.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMPACT ENGINEERING, 2021; 156 ():

Abstract

A Mylar flyer plate, being launched by an electric gun, has been applied to explore the ballistic performance of a 2024 alloy Whipple shield consistin......

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