INTERNAL BALLISTICS SIMULATIONS

BACKGROUND

Internal ballistics refers to the process happening inside a barrel during the firing of a weapon, from the time the propellant is ignited until the subsequent gas pressure sends the projectile out the muzzle. The study of internal ballistics involves the properties of the weapon and components, the pressures created by the burning propellant, the influence of these on bullet acceleration and the resultant muzzle velocity of the projectile.

Pressure and velocity can be projected (predicted) by an internal ballistics (IB) programme, which has the potential to remove a lot of guess work