Effect of nose-cone shape on impact and ricocheting of a cannonball colliding with sea surface

Han Seok Bang, Soung Min Chung, Jae Won Jeon, Woo Chun Choi, Hae Suk Lee, Yeon Sik Cho

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    Abstract

    When a cannonball collides with sea water, the resulting impact force influences the cannonball trajectory, depending on launching angle, initial firing speed, incident angle, and cannonball nose-cone shape. In this study, the effect of nose-cone shape of a cannonball on impact and ricocheting behavior was investigated. During collision, the flow is assumed to be non-viscous and incompressible, and a source panel method is used to determine velocity potential and pressure coefficient. The nose-cone shape was expressed by Haack-series. It is found that as the radius of curvature of a cannonball nosecone decreases, a high impact force is resulted, and that the ricocheting distance varies depending on impact force and impulse. The results obtained in this study can be used in developing new cannonballs.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Applied Simulation and Modelling, ASM 2012
    Pages119-125
    Number of pages7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    Event20th IASTED International Conference on Applied Simulation and Modelling, ASM 2012 - Napoli, Italy
    Duration: 2012 Jun 252012 Jun 27

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Applied Simulation and Modelling, ASM 2012

    Other

    Other20th IASTED International Conference on Applied Simulation and Modelling, ASM 2012
    Country/TerritoryItaly
    CityNapoli
    Period12/6/2512/6/27

    Keywords

    • Cannonball
    • Collision
    • Drag coefficient
    • Haack-series
    • Impact
    • Impulse
    • Lift coefficient
    • Nose-cone
    • Ricochet
    • Shape Constant

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Modelling and Simulation

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