Numerical and Experimental Investigation of a Short Recoil Operated Weapon and Impact of Construction Characteristics on its Operation Cycle

    Estimation of kinematic and dynamic parameters of weapon mechanisms during operation is one of the crucial elements of design and optimisation. This study presents results of numerical and experimental investigations of a short-recoil-operated weapon action cycle. Theoretical considerations were based on multibody systems and finite element approaches. An experimental stand was adopted to investigate the kinematic characteristics of pistol parts and provide a set of slide displacement and velocity time courses. Comparison of theoretical and experimental data allowed for positive validation of the investigated model. The multibody systems numerical approach ensured a maximum relative discrepancy with experiment of 3.5 per cent for the velocity of recoiled parts, while finite element analysis calculations yielded a value of 12.7 per cent. Finally, parametric analyses were conducted to determine the influence of selected design characteristics on weapon operation. The analyses proved the correctness of the adopted design assumptions

Numerical Parametric Analysis of PW INKA Pistol

The paper describes the results of the parametric analysis obtained using the multibody systems. Numerical analysis allows checking different variants of the weapon without the need of building a lot of experimental models. As a part of the analysis, the impact of the slide mass, the recoil spring stiffness, the friction coefficients, the propellant gas pressure, and the force of bullet engraving the barrel on the kinematic characteristics of the weapon were checked. The extreme values of the slide mass and the recoil spring stiffness were selected, after crossing them, the correct operation of the weapon would not be possible. The operation of the pistol was checked for its multiple variants, taking into account its lubrication, lack of lubrication, and lack of friction by appropriate selection of the friction coefficients. The propellant gas pressure variants were selected to reflect the pressure in the barrel during shoot using ammunition manufactured according to different standards and of different quality. The models, taking into account the force of bullet engraving the barrel and those ignoring such force, were developed to check their impact on the kinematic characteristics of a short recoil operated weapon

Analysis of Ignition Capability of Flammable Gases from Small Arms Propellant Gases

The article presents the results of tests on the temperature of propellant gases shortly after the bullet leaves the barrel. The temperature and movement of these gases were recorded with thermal cameras and a high-speed camera. Weapons with and without muzzle devices (flash suppressor, silencer) were used. The aim of the research was to check the capability to ignite flammable gases located in the vicinity of the propellant gases produced during firing. Comparison of the maximum temperature of the propellant gases and the ignition temperature of the flammable gases makes it possible to determine the probability of fire. The lowest temperature of propellant gases was in the case of shooting with 9 19 mm bullets with the lowest kinetic energy (518 J), and the highest temperature of these gases was during shooting with 5.56 45 mm HC (SS109) bullets with the highest kinetic energy (1,785 J)

Determining Ricocheting Projectiles’ Temperature Using Numerical and Experimental Approaches

This paper describes the process of creating a numerical FEM (finite element method) model of the 5.56 × 45 mm SS109 projectile. The model was used to calculate the temperatures occurring in the projectile materials during the impact on the steel plate at an angle of 45°. The purpose of the investigation is to estimate the ability of a ricocheting projectile to cause ignition. For the same projectile, experimental tests were also carried out under the conditions adopted for the numerical investigation in order to validate the FEM model. During the experiment, temperature was measured with a thermal camera; the phenomenon was also recorded with a colour high-speed camera

Opracowanie wstępnego modelu numerycznego broni działającej na zasadzie krótkiego odrzutu lufy z zastosowaniem metody układów wieloczłonowych

The paper contains a literature review of studies on several firearms operation systems and a review of articles on modern methods of calculating the kinematic characteristics of weapons. It includes the presentation of the short recoil operated 9 mm PW INKA pistol numerical model. The model was created in the MCS Adams software which uses the multibody systems. The boundary conditions for each part were specified and their implementation was determined. As the preliminary results of numerical investigations, the slide and barrel velocity and displacement curves were obtained. Comparison of a numerical solution with the literature data allowed for its qualitative verification.W artykule zawarto przegląd literaturowy opracowań dotyczących różnych zasad działania broni strzeleckiej oraz przegląd artykułów dotyczących nowoczesnych metod obliczeń kinematyki broni. Przedstawiono sposób budowy modelu numerycznego 9 mm pistoletu PW INKA działającego na zasadzie krótkiego odrzutu lufy. Model stworzono w programie komputerowym MCS Adams, który korzysta z metody układów wieloczłonowych. Opisano warunki początkowo brzegowe przyjęte dla modelu. Przedstawiono wstępne wyniki obliczeń w postaci wykresów drogi oraz prędkości w funkcji czasu i porównano je z danymi literaturowymi w celu ich weryfikacji jakościowej

Badania zdolności zapłonu gazu z butli propan-butan po jej przestrzeleniu

W artykule przedstawiono metodykę i wyniki badań strzelania używając różnych pocisków z broni strzeleckiej do butli z gazem propan-butan (P-B) pod kątem podatności na za-palenie (zdolności do inicjacji pożaru) w czasie ostrzału. Butle były ustawione w dwóch konfiguracjach: sama butla lub butla, za którą znajdowała się płyta pancerna. Podczas badań obserwowano lot pocisku, zachowanie się butli i temperaturę wydzielaną w czasie uderzenia pocisku w butlę z gazem P-B za pomocą kamery szybkiej (FASTCAM SA-Z 2100K 50 400 fps) i kamer termalnych (FLIR X6580sc, FLIR X6901scSLS). Użyta w badaniach masa skroplonego gazu P-B w butli była 0,5÷11 kg.The paper presents a methodology and research results over propane-butane (P-B) gas cylinders hit by various projectiles fired with a firearm for assessing the susceptibility on initiation a fire(ability to initiate the fire) at the shooting. Cylinders were arranged in two configurations: the cylinder alone, or the cylinder with an armour plate behind it. During the tests, the projectile flight, a gas cylinder behaviour and the temperature released during the projectile impact to the P-B gas cylinder were measured using a high-speed camera (FASTCAM SA-Z 2100K 50.400 fps) and thermal cameras (FLIR X6580sc, FLIR X6901scSLS). The mass of liquid P-B gas in a cylinder at the tests was between 0.5÷11.0kg