Providing new chapters, homework problems, case studies, figures, and examples, Ballistics: Theory and Design of Guns and Ammunition, Second Edition encourages superior design and innovative applications in the field of ballistics. It examines the analytical and computational tools used to predict a weapon's behavior in terms of pressure, stress, and velocity, demonstrating their applications in ammunition and weapons design. What's New in the Second Edition: * Includes computer examples in Mathcad (available on the CRC website) * Adds a section of color plates, to better help readers visualize the physical concepts of ballistics * Contains sections on modern explosives equations of state for detonation physics modeling and on probability of hit * Provides a solutions manual for those teaching college and training courses This book covers exterior ballistics, exploring the physics behind trajectories, including linear and nonlinear aeroballistics, and focuses on the effects of projective impact, including details on shock physics, shaped charges, penetration, fragmentation, and wound ballistics.* Reviews and integrates the fundamental science and engineering concepts involved in guns and ammunition * Uses straightforward, easy-to-read style, and careful development of complex topics * Shares insights rooted in the experience of renowned experts, many associated with the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and International Ballistics Society The field of ballistics comprises three main areas of specialization: interior, exterior, and terminal ballistics. This book explains all three areas, offering a seamless presentation of the complex phenomena that occur during the launch, flight, and impact of a projectile.

Part I Interior Ballistics Introductory Concepts Ballistic Disciplines Terminology Units and Symbols Physical Foundation of Interior Ballistics Ideal Gas Law Other Gas Laws Thermophysics and Thermochemistry Thermodynamics Combustion Solid Propellant Combustion Fluid Mechanics References Analytic and Computational Ballistics Computational Goal Lagrange Gradient Chambrage Gradient Numerical Methods in Interior Ballistics Sensitivities and Efficiencies References Ammunition Design Practice Stress and Strain Failure Criteria Ammunition Types Propellant Ignition The Gun Chamber Propellant Charge Construction Propellant Geometry Cartridge Case Design Projectile Design Shell Structural Analysis Buttress Thread Design Sabot Design References Further Readings Weapon Design Practice Fatigue and Endurance Tube Design Gun Dynamics Muzzle Devices and Associated Phenomena Gun Dynamics Nomenclature References Further Readings Part II Exterior Ballistics Introductory Concepts References Further Reading Dynamics Review Reference Further Readings Trajectories Vacuum Trajectory Simple Air Trajectory (Flat Fire) Wind Effects on a Simple Air Trajectory Generalized Point Mass Trajectory Six Degree-of-Freedom (DOF) Trajectory Modified Point Mass Trajectory Probability of First Round Hit References Further Readings Linearized Aeroballistics Linearized Pitching and Yawing Motions Gyroscopic and Dynamic Stabilities Yaw of Repose Roll Resonance References Mass Asymmetries References Lateral Throwoff Static Imbalance Dynamic Imbalance References Swerve Motion Aerodynamic Jump Epicyclic Swerve Drift Reference Nonlinear Aeroballistics Nonlinear Forces and Moments Bilinear and Trilinear Moments References Part III Terminal Ballistics Introductory Concepts Penetration Theories Penetration and Perforation of Metals Penetration and Perforation of Concrete Penetration and Perforation of Soils Penetration and Perforation of Ceramics Penetration and Perforation of Composites References Shock Physics Shock Hugoniots Rarefaction Waves Stress Waves in Solids Detonation Physics Explosives Equations of State References Further Readings Introduction to Explosive Effects Gurney Method Taylor Angles Mott Formula References Further Reading Shaped Charges Shaped Charge Jet Formation Shaped Charge Jet Penetration References Further Reading Wound Ballistics References Further Reading Appendices Index