Gun propulsion technology: Internal ballistic modelling

Authors:

  • Niklas Wingborg
  • Ekaterina Fedina
  • Sten Andreasson
  • Niklas Wikström

Publish date: 2015-03-13

Report number: FOI-R--4007--SE

Pages: 18

Written in: Swedish

Keywords:

  • gun
  • ballistics
  • modelling
  • fluid dynamics

Abstract

This report describes the work concerning interior ballistic calculations for guns performed at FOI during 2014. Current available computer codes can model the internal ballistic in 0-2 dimensions. However, in order to accurately model the ignition and the variation in muzzle velocity, three dimensional modelling must be used. For this reason a 3D internal ballistic code is now in development. This report presents an overview of current available computer codes at FOI and describes the ongoing work to develop a 3D fluid dynamic computer model.