{"title":"Constructional Aspects for Safe Operation of 120 × 570 mm Ammunition","authors":"Wojciech Furmanek, Jacek Kijewski","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0015.5991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.5991","url":null,"abstract":"This paper provides a characteristic of the design of 120 × 570 mm tank ammunition with particular reference to the cartridges in service in the Polish Army. The presentation of the design and technological details was primarily focused on emphasising their influence on the phenomena occurring or likely to occur during the process of ammunition operation, and to a much lesser extent related with the reference of the characteristics of the performance of the ammunition. Due to the sheer bulk of this subject matter, this paper narrowed the issues of ammunition primarily to the aspects of entry into service, transport, storage, and operation of the specified ammunition cartridges. During these operational stages, there was major focus on the issues of ammunition safety and reliable performance. \u0000\u0000\u0000Note that these aspects are not exhaustive for the topic; this paper also serves as an introduction to a future paper which will deal with safety issues during combat operation using the 120 × 570 mm tank ammunition cartridges.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":52820,"journal":{"name":"Problemy Mechatroniki","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41388405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dilatometry of Steel for the Production of 5.56 mm Calibre Rifle Barrels","authors":"A. Debski, T. Majewski, R. Paszkowski","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0015.5989","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.5989","url":null,"abstract":"During high rates of fire, the bore of the firearm barrel is exposed to high temperatures. This exposure induces structural changes in the barrel material, which is especially significant for the substrate of the galvanic chrome plating. The alloy steel grades used currently for firearm barrels, when exposed to heating above the ferrite stability limits, develop a phase transition with a discrete negative change in the material volume, which results in typical crazing in the bore. This effect is destructive to the galvanic chrome plating, leading to a loss of adhesion, which reduces the ballistic performance of the firearm, especially its muzzle velocity. This can be prevented by manufacturing barrels from steels having a limited range of phase transitions. The primary method for determining the presence of distinct volume changes in steel due to phase transition is dilatometry over a wide temperature range, which includes the interval within which the barrel bore is heated. This paper presents the dilatometry results for four steel grades, which included \u0000a steel grade currently used for firearm barrels, and an analysis of the effects of phase transition on the degradation of the barrel bore.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":52820,"journal":{"name":"Problemy Mechatroniki","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42695953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"G-Force Test Stand for the Evaluation of Weapon Component Strength","authors":"Damian Gołoś, M. Jasinski, Paweł Zawada, J. Noga","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0015.5987","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.5987","url":null,"abstract":"This paper discusses the design of a G-force test stand intended to examine of the effects of mechanical loads present during firing of a weapon and applied to the electronic components contained in the 155 mm calibre guided projectile. The G-force test stand is used to develop and test the effects of using high mechanical loads by decelerating a test specimen through the use of a purpose-designed fender assembly. For the purpose of testing, it is irrelevant whether a load is developed by acceleration or deceleration of the test specimen, as a test result obtained by the deceleration of a test specimen is equivalent to a test result obtained by the acceleration of a test specimen, as used in a 155 mm calibre artillery guided projectile. The G-force test stand was used to test and determine the velocities developed by the test specimens and the G-forces applied to them. The maximum velocity to which a test specimen was accelerated was approx. 72 m/s. The test stand was able to propel the test specimens to velocities an order of magnitude higher than the velocities obtained with a Kast and Masset ram. The tests were performed with rubber and copper fender assemblies. The effect of the specific fender used was demonstrated on the trend of the generated G-force. The test stand could develop G-forces in excess of 10,000 with a duration of more than 500 µs.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":52820,"journal":{"name":"Problemy Mechatroniki","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48264464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental Study of Automatic Weapon Vibrations when Burst Firing","authors":"B. Vo, Martin Macko, Hung M. Dao","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0015.5984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.5984","url":null,"abstract":"The article presents a new approach to finding the dynamic characteristics of automatic weapons, mainly in case of burst firing. The experiments were tested out on a 30 mm AGS-17 grenade launcher mounted on a tripod in the event of a shot. The obtained results are the basis for evaluating the firing stability of an automatic weapon when burst firing, which allows modernising the existing weapons and evaluating similar weapon systems. Furthermore, the outputs can be used to validate a dynamic model of an automatic weapon system mounted on the tripod. The procedure can be used as an example of practical technique and methodology for other weapon systems.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":52820,"journal":{"name":"Problemy Mechatroniki","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46041634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quasi-Static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of a Ti-6Al-4V Titanium Alloy Produced Using Unconventional Manufacturing Methods","authors":"Katarzyna J. Sarzyńska, R. Paszkowski","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0015.5990","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.5990","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this paper was to determine the mechanical properties of a Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy produced by traditional CIP (Cold Isostatic Pressing) and by LENS (Laser Engineered Net Shaping), an additive manufacturing process. A reference material, being a commercial Ti-6Al-4V alloy, was also tested. The strength test specimens were produced from a high-quality, Grade 5 titanium powder. Each specimen had its density, porosity, and hardness determined. Compression curves were plotted for the tested materials from the strength test results with static and dynamic loads. These tests were performed on an UTS (Universal Testing Machine) and an SHPB (Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar) stand. The test results obtained led to the conclusion that the titanium alloy produced by CIP had lower strength performance parameters than its commercially-sourced counterpart. The LENS-produced specimens outperformed the commercially-sourced alloy both in static and dynamic load conditions.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":52820,"journal":{"name":"Problemy Mechatroniki","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41931770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Methodology for Testing High-Energy Materials Under Low Temperature Conditions","authors":"Patryk Modrzejewski, J. Janiszewski","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0014.9338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.9338","url":null,"abstract":"The methodology developed for testing gun propellants at low temperatures according to PN-EN ISO 604:2006 is presented in the paper. Brief characteristics are given of the materials tested and the most important static compression test conditions, such as specimen dimensions, deformation velocity and temperature range for selected propellants, i.e. JA-2 and SC. To verify the methodology developed, preliminary strength tests were performed at selected temperatures (25, 0, -25 and -50°C). Tests were carried out on specimens fabricated by shortening the propellant grain to the dimensions required by the reference standard. The results obtained confirmed the expected strength properties for both propellants (tensile strength and brittleness). Due to its chemical composition, the JA-2 propellant is a material of low brittleness even at -50°C. It does not crack completely and only its yield point increases. The results obtained for the JA-2 propellant were consistent with those published in reference literature. The SC propellant proved to be very brittle even at room temperature. At temperatures below 0°C, it fractures completely after reaching the desired deformation. The results obtained confirm that the adopted strength test conditions and the way the tests were prepared and performed enable acquisition of comparable and reliable results. It can be seen by analysing the results for the JA-2 propellant, which are consistent with the data in the available references. In contrast, the tests on the SC propellant proved the validity of strength tests on this type of material. Brittleness of propellant grains is \u0000a very undesirable phenomenon. A change in the combustion surface of low explosives caused by the process of propellant grain fracturing can adversely affect the magnitude and course of the pressure pulse, leading to failure of a cartridge chamber or gun barrel.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":52820,"journal":{"name":"Problemy Mechatroniki","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46301125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermal Properties of Solids – Theoretical Basis, Research Methods and Selected Results of Proprietary Research","authors":"J. Zmywaczyk","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0014.9331","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.9331","url":null,"abstract":"This paper refers to an inaugural lecture prepared by the author for the inauguration of the New Academic Year 2020/2021 at the Faculty of Mechatronics, Armament and Aerospace of Military University of Technology (MUT) in Warsaw (Poland) on 2 October 2020. It presents the origins of research into thermal properties of solids since the mid-1970s by the employees of the thermodynamic research unit at the Department of Aerodynamics and Thermodynamics, followed by the basic modalities of heat transfer, theoretical foundations of thermal expansion, specific heat, thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of solids. The measuring apparatus created as a result of proprietary research studies and purchased from market-leading manufacturers is shown with a selection of results from the research into the thermal properties of solids, which are largely the outcome of the application our own research procedures.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":52820,"journal":{"name":"Problemy Mechatroniki","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43177322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"LOOK Container Systems for the African Market","authors":"Katarzyna Burnat","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0014.5647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.5647","url":null,"abstract":"The light observation-protective container (LOOK) is intended for security and protection of soldiers/officers performing observation missions, defence and control tasks at checkpoints, military bases or other important strategic locations. It increases the level of protection of staff performing observation and defence tasks thanks to the container's armouring, technical means of observation in both visible and infra-red light spectrums, as well as offering the possibility of armouring the container with weapons. LOOK equipped with integrated weapons reduces personnel losses and effectively combats threats in surveilled zones. LOOK is equipped with an operator (guard commander) post enabling observation and control, a gunner-sentry post with a control and observation desk, communication system, armoured windows with firing positions on three sides and a hatch in the roof for an additional external manual shooting position. In addition, the LOOK container system is equipped with a ventilation and heating subsystem with air conditioning and can be retrofitted with an emergency power supply subsystem. High mobility and transportability by land and sea are characteristics of LOOK.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":52820,"journal":{"name":"Problemy Mechatroniki","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45306383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Faryński, Tomasz Brodniewicz, J. Dębiński, Łukasz Słonkiewicz, Radosław Szymański, Zbigniew Ziółkowski
{"title":"Study on Transformer JED Cap Actuation Systems in the Field of Very Strong Electromagnetic Disturbances","authors":"A. Faryński, Tomasz Brodniewicz, J. Dębiński, Łukasz Słonkiewicz, Radosław Szymański, Zbigniew Ziółkowski","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0014.5643","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.5643","url":null,"abstract":"This work presents the results of research on the influence of strong external electromagnetic fields on the operation of JED spark caps activated by transformer systems. The tests were carried out in order to determine the conditions of safe use of JED caps installed in control systems of generators producing electric current pulses using the principle of an explosive magnetic field cumulation [1]. For this purpose, the measurements of the voltages induced in the transformer JED spark cap actuation system were performed using sinusoidal external current with an amplitude of 10 kA for a period of 15 microseconds. This current flowed at a distance from d = 10 mm to d = 40 mm from the axis of the ferrite cores of the applied transformers: a closed core with an outer diameter of 20 mm, an inner diameter of 10 mm and a height of 10 mm and an open core with \u0000a diameter of 6 mm and a length of 25 mm. The transformers used in Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) were placed alternately parallel and perpendicular to the axis of the current conductor. In the case of a transformer with a cylindrical open core perpendicular to the current axis, the induced voltages significantly exceeded the values at which the caps were activated (about 2 kV) and became lower than these values at \u0000d of about 40 mm. Toroidal closed cores provided induced voltages of up to 200 V (10 times lower) for all configurations tested. The measurements were performed using a system and methods developed at AFIT.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":52820,"journal":{"name":"Problemy Mechatroniki","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45776186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preliminary Comparative Investigations on Ballistic Properties of Intermediate Cartridges","authors":"D. Goździk, B. Fikus, Jacek Kijewski","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0014.5641","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.5641","url":null,"abstract":"The preliminary results of comparative investigations on intermediate cartridges were presented in this paper. The research focused mainly on the adopted assumptions and verification of research methods. Pressure ballistic test barrels, manufactured according to NATO EPVAT standards, were used for tests. The pressure courses of propellant gases in the barrel and the projectile velocity at four points of the bullet trajectory were measured. The pressure impulses, R100 parameter at 50 m and average bullet drag coefficient were calculated for each type of cartridge. The results allowed for a preliminary ballistic comparison of the most popular types of intermediate cartridges.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":52820,"journal":{"name":"Problemy Mechatroniki","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42070755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}