Ballistic Equations

[mks]

The pressure wave would be bowed over the bullet nose at some unknown angles, constantly changing, during flight. Same would hold for other shockwaves generated at bearing and base.

On the other hand, the pressure wave far from the bullet has an angle defined by the mach number

angle = arcsin(1/Mach #)

Ckaven,
What are you trying to find out about the pressure wave?

Keith

 

[highseas]

On the other hand, the pressure wave far from the bullet has an angle defined by the mach number

angle = arcsin(1/Mach #)

highseas,
What are you trying to find out about the pressure wave?

Keith

Keith,, Iam not but Ckaven in his original post is looking for a formula or wants to develop one to predict it.

Ethan

 

[GerryM]

Tim You have to watch the wind velocity and direction better.

 

[alinwa]

............................ You might just as well have said we can't determine position or velocity to any degree of accuracy at all. You might also have said we can't determine any truths at all. .....................Applying the Heisenberg principle, or even mentioning it in relation to the practical ballistics we use to describe bullet flight is nonsensical..........................

Yeahhh really, stating it this way would have sounded like the last post in THIS thread! http://benchrest.com/showthread.php?75746-Scale-of-the-universe/page2

LOL

al

 

[AeroE]

On the other hand, the pressure wave far from the bullet has an angle defined by the mach number

angle = arcsin(1/Mach #)

Ckaven,
What are you trying to find out about the pressure wave?

Keith

I'll guess that he's working on an idea for sniper detection or detection of urban gunfire. I could be wrong.

The question and his comments indicate that he's not equipped for this work if he can't work out a step wise trajectory from the physics of the problem.