  The ballistic impact of various dense particle suspensions is of interest for
the development of superior materials for personal protective equipment. The
dynamic response of the fluids under impact of a fragment simulating projectile
at various incident velocities was examined for this purpose. High-speed fluid
dynamic videos of these ballistic impacts were used to analyze the effects of
various suspension parameters on the response of the fluids. It was found
experimentally that the shear thickening behaviour of the suspensions dominated
the response at low incident velocities, but the results converge based on
density at higher impact velocities.
