the velocity of a projectile as it leaves a firearm's muzzle
muzzle velocity in American English
the velocity of a projectile as it leaves the muzzle of a firearm: expressed in feet per second
muzzle velocity in American English
noun
Military
the speed of a projectile, usually expressed in feet or meters per second, as it leaves the muzzle of a gun
Word origin
[1875–80]
Examples of 'muzzle velocity' in a sentence
muzzle velocity
The peak pressure and muzzle velocity of these schemes are almost the same.
Jia-gang Wang, Yong-gang Yu, Liang-liang Zhou, Rui Ye 2018, 'Numerical simulation and optimized design of cased telescoped ammunition interiorballistic', Defence Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914717302209. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both calculated pressure and projectile muzzle velocity accord well with the experimental results.
Yan-jie Ni, Yong Jin, Niankai Cheng, Chun-xia Yang, Hai-yuan Li, Bao-ming Li 2017, 'Simulation of two-dimensional interior ballistics model of solid propellant electrothermal-chemicallaunch with discharge rod plasma generator', Defence Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914717300302. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both simulated breech pressure and projectile muzzle velocity accord with the experimental results well.
Yan-jie Ni, Yong Jin, Gang Wan, Chun-xia Yang, Hai-yuan Li, Bao-ming Li 2016, 'Application of transient burning rate model of solid propellant in electrothermal-chemicallaunch simulation', Defence Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914715000744. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The objectives are the muzzle velocity and the stored-to-kinetic energy efficiency.
Mehrdad Jafarboland, Mehdi Peyvandi 2011, 'Multi-Objective Optimization of Pulsed Power Supply for a Railgun', Journal of Intelligent Procedures in Electrical Technologyhttp://jipet.iaun.ac.ir/pdf_4437_7d8d8ac1b483177e1cc9f6a601309b21.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The performance of the process, namely, the maximum pressure, the muzzle velocity, and the duration of the process was assessed.
Ahmed Bougamra, Huilin Lu 2014, 'Multiphase CFD Simulation of Solid Propellant Combustion in a Small Gun Chamber',International Journal of Chemical Engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/971808. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A measurement verification of selected points of calculation characteristics were carried out for investigated values of muzzle velocity.
Waindok Andrzej, Piekielny Paweł 2017, 'Influence of the power supply parameters on the projectile energy in the permanentmagnet electrodynamic accelerator', E3S Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20171901041. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It has been found that the maximum pressure and the muzzle velocity increase with the increase of the charge weight.
Ahmed Bougamra, Huilin Lu 2014, 'Multiphase CFD Simulation of Solid Propellant Combustion in a Small Gun Chamber',International Journal of Chemical Engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/971808. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)