High-Speed Imaging Diagnostics of Hypervelocity Projectile-Water Droplet Interactions

• DOI: 10.1364/lacsea.2022.ltu5b.5
• Publication Date: 2022-09-22T18:34:28Z
• Authors: Gavin D. Lukasik; Jacob A. Rogers; Thomas E. Lacy; Waruna D. Kulatilaka
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; 01 natural sciences

MHz-rate schlieren imaging was employed to investigate impact characteristics and shock-droplet interactions between spherical, cylindrical, and ogive shaped hypersonic projectiles traveling at 2–3 km/s speeds.