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This is the first book written that discusses the physics of designing warheads against ballistic missiles. In his exploration of the mathematical equations and logic behind antiballistic missiles (ATBMs) warhead design, Lloyd takes an in-depth look at warhead design and endgame concepts against ATBMs. Hailed as the perfect companion to Tactical Missile Warheads, the book demonstrates the system aspects you will need as a systems warhead engineer designing complex tactical and defense warheads under tight budgetary constraints. Conventional Warhead Systems Physics and Engineering Design features a previously unpublished investigation of energy, momentum, and methods for estimating damage on very complex ballistic missile payloads, such as submunitions of chemical and biological nature. Direct hit, warhead design, and fragmentation are comprehensively discussed for the first time in print. High strain rate, explosives, thermodynamics, heat transfer, chemistry, penetration mechanics, statistics, dynamics, and finite element equations are also covered extensively in this single, compact volume. The book contains over 2000 mathematical equations with more than 500 figures that give today's warhead engineers new ideas and knowledge in warhead design.
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Julius Brown
reviewed Conventional Warhead Systems Physics and Engineering Design on February 11, 2014
Conventional Warhead Systems Physics and Engineering Design
(This review is of the EPUB version, which I created myself.)
The greatest strength of this book is its focus'it deals with the Saturn launch vehicles and very little else. As the title suggests it's also fairly technical and doesn't cater to the casual reader, so some basic knowledge of how rockets work is probably required.
The stories of the engines and stages are the most fascinating, with many accounts of new problems and their eventual solutions. Most surprising to me was the challenges associated with liquid hydrogen. At −253°C (20K), if the fuel tanks or fuel lines aren't properly insulated, it will liquefy air and solidify liquid oxygen, both of which are bad news. Another bit of scary hydrogen trivia:
There was an added, perverse character about leaks that produced hydrogen fires'in daylight, the flame was invisible. It was possible to inadvertently blunder into the searing flame. … But how to detect an invisible fire? … SACTO had a special examination crew, outfitted with protective clothing and equipped with brooms. The men "walked down" the stage, from the top scaffolding to the bottom, extending their brooms ahead of them. If the broom suddenly sprouted into flame, the men knew they had discovered a hydrogen leak. Still, accidents could happen, even when extra precaution was taken.
On the non-technical side, I was surprised to learn how many different private contractors were involved. I had imagined that the Saturn V was built by NASA itself, but actually each stage was built by a different contractor, who in turn had many sub-contractors. The one area where there doesn't seem to have be much competition is rocket engines, all of which were built by Rocketdyne, who also went on to build the SSME.
Next, I'm going to read Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft to learn more about the payload of the Saturn V, the CM and LM.
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