Impact velocity was likely around 3,100 feet per second (fps) or more, and he'd put his shot into the sweet spot; 1 watched the impact through my binos.
The initial research suggested that the asteroid (a kilometer in diameter) could be destroyed when struck "head-on into a 25-kilometer diameter target asteroid at an
impact velocity of five kilometers per second." But the new study showed otherwise.
Lower the
impact velocity and reduce the weights of those designs--as must be done in the smaller .380 ACP case-and while expansion will remain quite impressive, penetration falls considerably short of the 9mm.
The simulation requires six parameters (figure 2): (1) the diameter of the impactor L0, (2) the impactor density [rho]i, (3) the
impact velocity v0, (4) the angle that the trajectory of the impactor subtends with the surface of the Earth at the impact point [theta], (5) the target rock type and (6) the distance away from the impact at which the environmental consequences are calculated r (Collins et al., 2005).
Optical grating was mounted at underpart of a stand column to record the initial
impact velocity of the projectile.
[25] presented a numerical simulation and found the damage in the composite changed from bending-induced matrix cracking to an intensive fiber breakage mode causing local shear perforation as the
impact velocity increased.
To eliminate plastic energy loss, the granite specimen should be kept in the linearly elastic state; hence, the
impact velocity in the experiments is controlled at 4-6 m/s.
These criteria include the pelvis impact force, pelvis impact energy, pelvis compression, and the
impact velocity. In addition to the experimental studies, simulations using finite element (FE) models have been developed to analyze the structures and biomechanical characteristics of the pelvis under lateral impact.
The
impact velocity of the sphere was 2.17 m/s and t = 0 refers to when the spheres center passes through the free surface.
Jacket thickness, along with
impact velocity, are the two major variables determining terminal performance --or how a bullet expands and performs when it hits the target.