Design and performance of a parachute recovery system to recover 155-mm- and 8-inch-diameter artillery shells
Abstract
A parachute recovery system has been developed and demonstrated for the recovery of 155-mm- and 8-inch-diameter artillery shells. The recovery system functions after being subjected to gun launch accelerations of up to 18,000 g's axially and up to 400,000 rad/sec/sup 2/ radially. The parachute is deployed while the shell is still spinning at about 250 revolutions per second. To deploy the parachute while the shell is spinning, a double-swivel system was developed. The deployment signal for the recovery system is provided by an electronic timer. Over 250 tests have been performed on both the 155-mm- and 8-inch-diameter artillery shell. Impact velocities are between 100 and 120 feet per second. The latest version of the recovery systems has been proven to be over 95% successful for the recovery of 8-inch-diameter artillery shells and over 85% successful for the recovery of 155-mm-diameter artillery shells.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5468847
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-86-0674C; CONF-861050-9
ON: DE86014364
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 9. aerodynamic decelerator and balloon technology conference (AIAA), Albuquerque, NM, USA, 7 Oct 1986; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; PARACHUTES; DESIGN; PERFORMANCE TESTING; CABLES; DRAG; FLIGHT TESTING; TESTING; 420200* - Engineering- Facilities, Equipment, & Techniques
Citation Formats
Waye, D E, Peterson, C W, and Botner, W T. Design and performance of a parachute recovery system to recover 155-mm- and 8-inch-diameter artillery shells. United States: N. p., 1986.
Web.
Waye, D E, Peterson, C W, & Botner, W T. Design and performance of a parachute recovery system to recover 155-mm- and 8-inch-diameter artillery shells. United States.
Waye, D E, Peterson, C W, and Botner, W T. 1986.
"Design and performance of a parachute recovery system to recover 155-mm- and 8-inch-diameter artillery shells". United States.
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title = {Design and performance of a parachute recovery system to recover 155-mm- and 8-inch-diameter artillery shells},
author = {Waye, D E and Peterson, C W and Botner, W T},
abstractNote = {A parachute recovery system has been developed and demonstrated for the recovery of 155-mm- and 8-inch-diameter artillery shells. The recovery system functions after being subjected to gun launch accelerations of up to 18,000 g's axially and up to 400,000 rad/sec/sup 2/ radially. The parachute is deployed while the shell is still spinning at about 250 revolutions per second. To deploy the parachute while the shell is spinning, a double-swivel system was developed. The deployment signal for the recovery system is provided by an electronic timer. Over 250 tests have been performed on both the 155-mm- and 8-inch-diameter artillery shell. Impact velocities are between 100 and 120 feet per second. The latest version of the recovery systems has been proven to be over 95% successful for the recovery of 8-inch-diameter artillery shells and over 85% successful for the recovery of 155-mm-diameter artillery shells.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
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