Dynamic response of a 120 mm smoothbore tank barrel during horizontal and inclined firing positions

AbstractIn this study, the dynamic interaction between a 120 mm smoothbore tank barrel modeled as an Euler-Bernoulli cantilever beam and an accelerating projectile during firing is presented. The interaction was modelled using a new FEM approach that took into account the projectile's inertia,...

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Main Authors: Ismail Esen, Mehmet Akif Koç
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Language:English
Published: Marcílio Alves
Series:Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-78252015000801462&lng=en&tlng=en
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description AbstractIn this study, the dynamic interaction between a 120 mm smoothbore tank barrel modeled as an Euler-Bernoulli cantilever beam and an accelerating projectile during firing is presented. The interaction was modelled using a new FEM approach that took into account the projectile's inertia, Coriolis, and centripetal forces and the horizontal and inclined positions of the barrel. The mass, exit velocity and acceleration effects of the projectile on the dynamics of the barrel were investigated. The effects of the projectile's inertia, and Coriolis and centripetal forces were evaluated as well. Furthermore, the tip displacements at different firing angles were determined by transferring the mass, stiffness and damping matrices of the barrel with the addition of the instantaneous property matrices of the projectile from a local coordinate to the global Cartesian coordinate with the aid of transformation matrices. Finally, the barrel vibrations caused by the successive firings were evaluated under different firing scenarios. To demonstrate the validity of the current study, comparisons were made with the results of previous studies and a good agreement was achieved. By using the method recommended in this study, it is possible to determine the accurate dynamic behavior of any barrel with sufficient sensitivity, without any costly or time-consuming tests being necessary.
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spelling doaj.art-beaf9e10476440dbb621d4a5a9458f262022-12-21T18:52:04ZengMarcílio AlvesLatin American Journal of Solids and Structures1679-78251281462148610.1590/1679-78251576S1679-78252015000801462Dynamic response of a 120 mm smoothbore tank barrel during horizontal and inclined firing positionsIsmail EsenMehmet Akif KoçAbstractIn this study, the dynamic interaction between a 120 mm smoothbore tank barrel modeled as an Euler-Bernoulli cantilever beam and an accelerating projectile during firing is presented. The interaction was modelled using a new FEM approach that took into account the projectile's inertia, Coriolis, and centripetal forces and the horizontal and inclined positions of the barrel. The mass, exit velocity and acceleration effects of the projectile on the dynamics of the barrel were investigated. The effects of the projectile's inertia, and Coriolis and centripetal forces were evaluated as well. Furthermore, the tip displacements at different firing angles were determined by transferring the mass, stiffness and damping matrices of the barrel with the addition of the instantaneous property matrices of the projectile from a local coordinate to the global Cartesian coordinate with the aid of transformation matrices. Finally, the barrel vibrations caused by the successive firings were evaluated under different firing scenarios. To demonstrate the validity of the current study, comparisons were made with the results of previous studies and a good agreement was achieved. By using the method recommended in this study, it is possible to determine the accurate dynamic behavior of any barrel with sufficient sensitivity, without any costly or time-consuming tests being necessary.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-78252015000801462&lng=en&tlng=enBarrel vibrationsaccelerating projectilesuccessive firingfinite element modellingcantilevered beam
spellingShingle Ismail Esen
Mehmet Akif Koç
Dynamic response of a 120 mm smoothbore tank barrel during horizontal and inclined firing positions
Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures
Barrel vibrations
accelerating projectile
successive firing
finite element modelling
cantilevered beam
title Dynamic response of a 120 mm smoothbore tank barrel during horizontal and inclined firing positions
title_full Dynamic response of a 120 mm smoothbore tank barrel during horizontal and inclined firing positions
title_fullStr Dynamic response of a 120 mm smoothbore tank barrel during horizontal and inclined firing positions
title_full_unstemmed Dynamic response of a 120 mm smoothbore tank barrel during horizontal and inclined firing positions
title_short Dynamic response of a 120 mm smoothbore tank barrel during horizontal and inclined firing positions
title_sort dynamic response of a 120 mm smoothbore tank barrel during horizontal and inclined firing positions
topic Barrel vibrations
accelerating projectile
successive firing
finite element modelling
cantilevered beam
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