Simplified Approach to Velocities of Axial Forward Projection Fragments from the End of a Warhead

A warhead with axial forward projection fragments is one of the most important forms of aimable warheads. For such warheads the axial forward projection fragments are placed at the end of the explosive charge and form a fragment beam with high fragment density and high speed by the blast, which will obviously increase the damage to the targets. Experimental data showed that the velocities of the forward projection fragments on the convex end of a warhead which was initiated at the opposite end do not match that predicted by the Gurney equation for cylindrical warheads. A new approach for addressing the velocities of fragments of this kind of warhead is proposed. Two limiting conditions are defined, i.e. for fragment on the circumference of a cylindrical charge and fragments on the end of cylindrical charge, respectively.

Study on dynamic response of multi-body structure under explosive driving

In this study, a complex multi-body structure was proposed, and the mechanism for the dynamic response of the structure under explosive driving was investigated by using the Lagrange equations of the second kind. An initial value subject to explosion loading was analyzed to develop the theoretical model of the dynamic response, and the centroid trajectory of three different structural shapes was solved. To verify the accuracy of the theoretical model, numerical simulation via finite element analysis within LS-DYNA and a dynamic experiment were conducted, and the consistent dynamic response process of the multi-body structure was obtained. In addition, the dynamic response time of the multi-body structure under different explosion loading conditions was calculated by the theoretical model, numerical simulation, and experimental investigation. It was found that the increased opening charge mass reduces the dynamic response time.