Ballistic Definition and 131 Threads

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    Calculating Energy Loss with Ballistic Pendulum

    Homework Statement How was energy lost while using the ballistic pendulum? Homework Equations Initial KE= 1/2mb*Vb^2 = 0.929J Final Potential graviational = (m+M)gh= 0.198J Energy loss = 0.929J - 0.198J= 0.731J The Attempt at a Solution I think the answer is: energy lost dues to...
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    How to Calculate Time and Displacement for a Ballistic Cart Launch

    Hi, I've tried to figure this out but I just can't! Please help me understand how to work it out? A ballistic cart is a wheeled cart that can launch a ball in a direction perpendicular to the way the cart moves and can then catch the ball again if it falls back down on the cart. Holding the...
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    How Do You Integrate dy/dt with Respect to y in Ballistic Equations?

    http://latex.codecogs.com/gif.latex?(d^2Y)/(dTdY)=%20-c(dY/dT)-9.8(dT/dY) basically how do you integrate dy/dt with respect to y, I know dy/dt integrated with respect to t is simply Y, but the other I have no idea. background: C is a constant that is a function of air pressure and is from the...
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    Ballistic Re-entry and the effects of lift

    Hey guys, I understand that 'ballistic re-entry' is usually used in the context of drag only with 0 lift, but if I were to look into the effects of lift how would I go about resolving the forces acting on a body at each instant to determine the instantaneous body acceleration ? My initial...
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    Spin transport (diffusion and ballistic)

    Can anybody explain in a few words these two modes of spin transport and what are the difference between them. Thanks.
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    Understand Momentum & Energy Conservation in Ballistic Pendulum Problems

    In solving a ballistic pendulum problem, you can break it up into two parts: (1) A bullet is fired and it lodges into a block. Momentum is conserved because there is no net external force. Energy is not conserved because there is friction between the block and bullet. (2) Once the bullet is...
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    Plotting a Trajectory for a Ballistic Object: Complexities Revealed

    OK, having been researching this of late, I've come to the conclusion it is far more complex than I first thought! So I guess without further ado, I'll jump into explaining my problem... Aim: Having established a set of initial conditions, I would like to be plot the trajectory of a...
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    Calculating Minimum Speed for Ballistic Pendulum with Attached Mass

    Homework Statement A uniform stick d = 1 m long with a total mass of 249 g is suspended vertically from a frictionless pivot at its top end. A wad of putty of mass 29 g is moving horizontally with speed v. It strikes and sticks to the stick at a distance 0.75 m from the pivot. What is the...
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    Ballistic trajectory, can't isolate angle

    Hey guys, I constructed a function that describes the ballistic trajectory of an object with a given velocity and angle. This is what it looks like: y=tan(a)x+gx^2/(2(cos(a)v)^2) [SIZE="1"]'x' and 'y' are the x- and y-positions of the object in flight. 'v' is the velocity and 'a' the angle...
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    Ballistic or Trajectory: Which Determines Ball Speed Better?

    which is more accurate in determining the initial speed of the ball ballistic method or trajectory method??
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    Ballistic Pendulum: Find the Bullet's Speed

    Homework Statement The ballistic pendulum is a block of 3.0 kg mass suspended from a thread 2.5 m long. A bullet with a mass of 9.0 g hits the block and sticks in it, the result being a deflection of the system by an angle of 18o. Homework Equations Find the bullet’s speed. The Attempt...
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    Ballistic free-fall - rock slide

    Homework Statement At 6:52 pm PDT Wednesday, July 10, 1996, a large block of granite with an estimated volume of 78,000 cubic yards detached from the cliff between Washburn Point and Glacier Point in Yosemite Valley. The estimated mass of the granite is 80,000 metric tons...
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    What Are the Best Paths to Enter the Ballistic Missile Defense Industry?

    Hi all, I am interested in working in industry after I graduate, ideally having to do with ballistic missile defense. Does anyone know what are the best paths to get into this field? Are there many opportunities? What is the ideal major? Any info would be helpful. Thanks.
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    Understanding Elastic and Inelastic Collisions in Ballistic Pendulums

    Hey guys, I have some questions about this ballistic pendulum http://image.made-in-china.com/2f1j00nMvTZeBzkLoC/Ballistic-Pendulum.jpg My partner and me were discussing what kind of collision it made. I think it's an elastic since we placed a ball in the rod then pulled...
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    Designing a Ballistic Spring System for Measuring Bullet Speed

    Homework Statement You have been ask to design a "ballistic spring system" to measure the speed of bullets. A bullet has a mass of m is fired into a block with mass M. The block, with the embedded bullet, then slides across a frictionless table and collides with a horizontal spring whose...
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    Near ballistic light/photon interference

    Hi, For interference to take place, the light wave must retain their coherence. For scattering, when photon particles are scattered/dispersed/deflected, they should lose their phase relationship or coherence, should they be capable of interference? this may sound queer, i know interference...
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    Solve Ballistic Pendulum Homework: Conservation of Energy & Momentum

    Homework Statement A 2.3 kg wood block hangs from the bottom of a 1.3 kg, 1.3 m long rod. The block and rod form a pendulum that swings on a frictionless pivot at the top end of the rod. A 12 g bullet is fired into the block, where it sticks, causing the pendulum to swing out to a 35 degrees...
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    Ballistic Conduction: Get Help With Mechanism

    Hi frnds... can anybody give me some idea about the"mechanism of balistic conduction." I really need it. pls help me.
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    Angular Velocity of Ballistic Cylinder After Bullet Impact

    Homework Statement A 15.0 g bullet is fired at 456.1 m/s into a solid cylinder of mass 21.1 kg and a radius 0.31 m. The cylinder is initially at rest and is mounted on fixed vertical axis that runs through it's center of mass. The line of motion of the bullet is perpendicular to the axle and...
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    Ballistic Cylinder: Angular Velocity After Bullet Impact

    Homework Statement A 13.0 g bullet is fired at 578.1 m/s into a solid cylinder of mass 24.1 kg and a radius 0.11 m. The cylinder is initially at rest and is mounted on fixed vertical axis that runs through it's center of mass. The line of motion of the bullet is perpendicular to the axle...
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    Ballistic Pendulum - Kinetic Energy vs Gravitational Potential Energy

    Hello, I have been trying to get my head around the concepts of energy, work and momentum. I am trying to build some testing equipment to measure the "transfer of energy" of a moving object striking a pendulum type mass, but am unsure if my physics is correct. The image attached is my idea...
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    Ballistic Pendulum Problem: Determining Speeds of Bullet and Block

    Homework Statement I fire a bullet at a ballistic pendulum. The large block of wood has a mass M2 = 3.000 kg, and the bullet has a mass of m1 = 25.0 g. The bullet completely penetrates the wood and emerges with a speed of vf = 80.0 m/s. The wood, as part of a pendulum, swings up to a maximum...
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    Calculating % Kinetic Energy Conversion in Ballistic Pendulum

    Homework Statement A soft clay block is suspended so as to form a so-called ballistic pendulum. A bullet is fired point-blank into the block, imbedding itself therein and raising the latter to a height h. Derive an expression for the percentage of the kinetic energy converted into internal...
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    Ballistic pendulum change in kinetic energy problem

    Homework Statement a bullet of mass M is fired into a block of wood of mass m, the bullet sticks in the wood and causes it to swing upwards by height h calculate the change in kinetic energy from the bullet to the bullet+wood Homework Equations kinetic energy = 1/2MV^2 V = SQRT...
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    A bullet goes through a ballistic pendulum, what is it's initial velocity?

    Homework Statement A 7.0-g bullet is fired into a 1.5-kg ballistic pendulum. The bullet emerges from the block with a speed of 200 m/s, and the block rises to a maximum height of 12 cm. Find the initial speed of the bullet. Homework Equations Conservation of Momentum The Attempt at...
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    How to Design a Ballistic Spring System for Measuring Bullet Speed

    Homework Statement You have been asked to design a "ballistic spring system" to measure the speed of bullets. A spring whose spring constant is k is suspended from the ceiling. A block of mass M hangs from the spring. A bullet of mass m is fired vertically upward into the bottom of the...
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    How Does Reduced Gravity on the Moon Affect a Ballistic Pendulum Experiment?

    Homework Statement How would doing this experiment in the moom effect the experiment ? "the experiment in lunching a ball against a pendulum and making an inelastic collision find the kenitic engergy and the inital velocity" Homework Equations I found all the answers and I assume the...
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    The Ballistic Coefficient of Pumpkins

    A trebuchet is a type of catapult that converts the potential energy of a counterweight into the kinetic energy of a projectile. The simplest version operates like a see-saw, with the counterweight suspended from a hanger attached to the short arm and the projectile held in a sling attached to...
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    Ballistic Cylinder Angular Velocity Homework Problem

    Homework Statement A 10.0 g bullet is fired at 452.1 m/s into a solid cylinder of mass 24.1 kg and a radius 0.37 m. The cylinder is initially at rest and is mounted on fixed vertical axis that runs through it's center of mass. The line of motion of the bullet is perpendicular to the axle...
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    Carbon Nano Tubes- Ballistic Conductors

    Hey guys, I'm researching single walled carbon nanotubes and I am trying to find out how much approx. Resistance there is in a pile of ~50nm long metallic SWCNT's piled on top of each other to form a line (think laying gunpowder for a fuse...). I'm perplexed because SWCNT's at the proper size...
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    Speed of a bullet in ballistic spring system

    Homework Statement You have been asked to design a "ballistic spring system" to measure the speed of bullets. A bullet of mass 6.20 g is fired into a block of mass 2.10 kg. The block, with the embedded bullet, then slides across a frictionless table and collides with a horizontal spring...
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    What is the equation to solve for muzzle speed in a ballistic pendulum problem?

    Homework Statement During a summer internship with a company, you devised the following method of measuring the muzzle speed of a high-powered rifle, as shown in the figure. You fire a bullet into a rod of mass 5.5 kg and length 150 cm that is free to rotate about the pivot at the top. The...
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    Solve Ballistic Pendulum Height Problem

    [solved]Ballistic pendulum Homework Statement A bullet of mass m = 0.024 kg is fired with a speed of vi = 97.00 m/s and hits a block of mass M = 2.61 kg supported by two massless strings. The bullet emerges from the right side of the block with a speed of vf = 48.50 m/s. Find the height to...
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    How Fast Was the Bullet After Passing Through the Ballistic Pendulum?

    1. A 9.05- g bullet from a 9-mm pistol has a velocity of 331.0 m/s. It strikes the 0.705- kg block of a ballistic pendulum and passes completely through the block. If the block rises through a distance h = 19.47 cm, what was the velocity of the bullet as it emerged from the block? i know that...
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    What is the speed of the bullet in a ballistic pendulum collision?

    Homework Statement A 16g bullet is fired into the bob of a ballistic pendulum of mass 1.5kg When the bob is at its maximum height, the strings make an angle of 60 degree with the vertical. The length of the pendulum is 2.3 m. Find the speed of the bullet. Homework Equations pi=pf...
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    How to Calculate Horizontal Distance in a Ballistic Pendulum Experiment?

    Homework Statement So does anyone here know a lot about ballistic pendulums? I was just wondering how I could calculate the distance the ball will travel horizontally when shot horizontally, from a table. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I know that first, I have to...
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    Ballistic Pendulum Rifle: Solving for Post-Collision Height

    The problem: https://tycho-s.phys.washington.edu/cgi/courses/shell/common/showme.pl?courses/phys121/autumn08/homework/06/IE_algebra_ballistic_pendulum_MOM/pic.gif A rifle bullet of mass m = 0.03 kg traveling at vb = 240 m/s collides with and embeds itself in a pendulum of mass M = 2.88...
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    Black holes and whether General Relativity views light as a ballistic particle?

    A. See my questions below. First, here is some information from the book “Black Holes and Time Warps” by Kip Thorne. So far this is the best reference book I can find on the original thinking of black holes. 1. Pg 122 Very compact stars were theorized to occur way back in 1783 by John...
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    How Do I Calculate Arrow Velocities Using a Ballistic Pendulum?

    So, I need to find the velocities of two arrows but I don't know what formulas to use. Can anyone point me in the right direction? http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9376/okjen2.jpg
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    How Do You Calculate Bullet Speed in a Ballistic Spring System?

    Homework Statement You have been asked to design a "ballistic spring system" to measure the speed of bullets. A spring whose spring constant is k is suspended from the ceiling. A block of mass M hangs from the spring. A bullet of mass m is fired vertically upward into the bottom of the block...
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    How Do You Calculate Initial Bullet Speed in a Ballistic Pendulum Scenario?

    Homework Statement A 7.0-g bullet is fired into a 1.5-kg ballistic pendulum. The bullet emerges from the block with a speed of 200 m/s, and the block rises to a maximum height of 12 cm. Find the initial speed of the bullet. Now I think this is an imperfect inelastic collision because the...
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    Help on Ballistic Pendulum Angle

    Homework Statement A bullet (m = 0.029kg) is fired with a speed of 95.00m/s and hits a block (M = 2.40kg) supported by two light strings , stopping quickly. Find the height to which the block rises. The correct answer is 6.56E-02 m BUt the next question is: Find the angle (in...
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    Calculate Swing Length of Ballistic Pendulum | 25-gm Bullet at 300m/sec

    a 25-gm bullet traveling with a speed of 300m/sec strikes the block of a ballistic pendulum. the block weighs 98N and is supported by a light cord 1 m long. calculate the length of the arc through which the pendulum swings.
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    How to Calculate Impact Distance in Ballistic Motion with Given Energy?

    Homework Statement The start point of a ballistic launcer is h1 = 18 cm above its launch point (including the correction for the starting angle) and the launch point is h2 = 35 cm above the bench top. A steel ball rolled down the launcher has a mass of 10.2 g. Answer the following question...
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    Ballistic and Bullet Flight Path Calculation

    Hello all, I'm new to this forum. I am currently writing a small piece of software to calculate a bullets flight path based on as many different factors as possible: Wind, Elevation, Beginning Velocity, Bullet's Rate of Twist, Bullet Weight, Air Density, etc., any other possible factor that...
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    Determine Initial Velocity of Projectile with Ballistic Pendulum

    The ballistic pendulum is a block with the mass 2.50kg suspended on a cable, the projectile has a mass of 0.010kg and is shouted with the initial velocity, after the collision the pendulum reach the height of h=0.65 m/s. Determine the initial velocity of the projectile.
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    How Fast Was the Bullet That Hit the Pendulum?

    A 12.5 g bullet is shot into a ballistic pendulum that has a mass of 2.37 kg. The pendulum rises a distance of 9.55 cm above its resting position. What was the speed of that bullet? m(bullet) = 0.0125 kg m(pendulum) = 2.37 kg h = 0.0955 m I know that I'm supposed to use conservation of...
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    How do you calculate the speed of a bullet using a ballistic spring system?

    Homework Statement You have been asked to design a "ballistic spring system" to measure the speed of bullets. A spring whose spring constant is k is suspended from the ceiling. A block of mass M hangs from the spring. A bullet of mass m is fired vertically upward into the bottom of the...
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    Calculating Maximum Displacement of Pendulum from Ballistic Impact

    [SOLVED] Ballistic pendelum problem Homework Statement 16 g rifle bullet traveling 180 m/s buries itself in a 4.0 kg pendulum hanging on a 3.5 m long string, which makes the pendulum swing upward in an arc. Determine the horizontal component of the pendulum's maximum displacement...
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    Ballistic Pendulum: Bullet Impact at 500m/s

    Homework Statement a ballistic pendulum is hit by a bullet traveling 500m/s , the ballistic pendulum is a block of wood hanging from a string. the block of wood (1kg) is hanging from the string of 2.5m the bullet has mass .006kg @ 500m/s the bullet passes right through the block of wood...
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