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This document summarizes existing empirical models for predicting erosion rates in large caliber guns. It investigates correlating measured total heat input with erosion rate, finding a correlation even for rounds with different wear-reducing additives. A correlation was also obtained for multiple large caliber guns by including muzzle velocity. The empirical formula derived underestimates erosion below a critical heat input of 0.8 J/mm^2, suggesting the erosion mechanism changes at low heat inputs.
- Author
- badar
- Language
- EN