MODELING THE MOTION OF SUPERCAVITATING STRIKERS IN A GROUP GUN-START

The investigation is devoted to an experimental and theoretical research into the high-velocity motion of a group of supercavitating kinetic strikers in water. An experimental launching technique has been developed, and investigations have been conducted into the high-velocity motion of a group of supercavitating strikers on a hydroballistic testing facility, and a calculation procedure has been developed for modeling possible deviations of the strikers′ motion in water in a group start. Experimental data have been obtained on the motion of one and two supercavitating strikers on the initial portion of the path at velocities of the order of 1200 m/s, which serve as initial conditions for identifying the strikers′ deviation from the target at a distance of up to 100 m.
   
Author:  A. N. Ishchenko, S. A. Afanas′eva, S. S. Bondarchuk, V. V. Burkin, A. S. D′yachkovskii, M. V. Khabibullin, and A. V. Chupashev
Keywords:  water, supercavitating kinetic striker, cavitator, group launching, mathematical modeling, hydroballistic path
Page:  858