Application Note: Investigating Hypervelocity Impact Phenomena Using The SIM8 High Speed Camera

A new application note from Specialised Imaging Ltd. describes how its SIM-8 ultra-high speed framing camera has been used by the Thiot Ingenierie Shock Physics Laboratory (Puybrun, France) to study high velocity impacts of aluminium spheres against an aluminum target at velocities in excess of 4000 m/s.

Beyond military applications considerable interest has been shown by the air and space industries on basic research into hypervelocity impact behaviour of materials. Applications for such research include enhancing the survivability of aircraft to in-flight explosions and in protecting valuable space satellites from damage from stellar debris.