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Pressure Measurement Innovations for the US Navy 5”/62 Cannon: Enhancing Shore Bombardment Capability

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The retirement of the Iowa-Class Battleships has led to a need for enhanced shore bombardment capabilities through advanced smaller caliber cannons based on the 5” Mk.45 gun. This document details the instrumentation challenges faced in pressure measurement, including the development of reliable, durable sensors and innovative thermal protection solutions. Using Kistler and Army E30MP transducers, significant modifications were made for improved data accuracy and sensor survivability. Key findings indicate effective calibration processes and the extensions in sensor applicability for other ordnance systems.

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  1. Pressure Measurement in a 62 Caliber Cannon

  2. US Navy 5”/62 Gun The retirement of the Iowa Class of Battleships has resulted in a shortfall of shore bombardment capability. This function is to be filled by longer range smaller caliber cannon based on the 5” Mk 45 and firing advanced munitions.

  3. Instrumentation Challenges • Provide reliable data • Sensors must survive • Sensor Maintenance must be low

  4. 16 Channels of Data – 14 Tube Mounted, 2 Breech Mounted

  5. Ballistic Pressure Transducers On the left, the Kistler Model 607 is a shoulder sealing Quartz based piezo-electric transducer. Problems with this gage led to the use of the similar E30MP. On the right, the US Army Model E30MP is a shoulder sealing Tourmaline piezo-electric transducer employing the same sensing element as the proven Model E30MA, but designed for use in the same envelope as the Kistler Model 607.

  6. Typical Installation Thermal Protection for the E30MP had consisted of injections of Pennzoil 705 Grease before each round fired. Time between rounds was on the order of one hour for this action alone.

  7. Thermal Protection Adaptor E30MP in Thermal Adaptor 150KFM Transducer Thermal protection derived from transducers developed for the US Army Advanced Field Artillery System.

  8. Cannon Tube Modification Twelve pressure ports were modified to a new configuration to accommodate the Thermal Protection Adaptors.

  9. Breech Instrumentation Cartridge Case mounting of E30MA and Mounting Adaptor. Transducers were assembled to Adaptors, greased and then installed in the Cartridge Case.

  10. Post Test Analysis Thermal Protection Adaptors provided an added benefit of preventing residue impingement on the sensing element.

  11. Post Test Analysis Pressure Trace from Breech Mounted E30MA

  12. Post Test Analysis Pressure Trace from 73.5 inch RFT position. Spike is most probably from the sudden passage of the rotating band.

  13. Post Test Analysis Pressure Trace from 93 inch RFT location. Oscillations at the top of the curve can lead to false peak pressure readings.

  14. Conclusions: • US Army Model E30MP Transducers continued to provide usable data to the test sponsor. • Creation of the Thermal Protection Adaptor afforded the use of previously manufactured sensors with no reduction in sensitivity and an improved level of sensor survivability and ease of use. • Testing of other ordnance systems can benefit from these lessons learned.