Research Article

Improvement of Interior Ballistic Performance Utilizing Particle Swarm Optimization

Table 1

Nonoptimized parameters.

ParameterValueUnitParameterValueUnit

Gun caliber0.076mChamber volume0.00354m3
Tube length4.045mImpetus force980000J/Kg
Chamber length0.38mIgnition temp.615K
Projectile mass5.9Kg Co-volume0.001m3/Kg