The interaction between a shaped charge jet and a single moving plate

Reactive armour is a very efficient add-on armour against shaped charge threats.Explosive reactive armour consists of one or several plates that are accelerated by an explosive.Similar but less violent acceleration of plates can also be achieved in a completely inert reactive armour.To be efficient against elongated jets,the motion of the plates needs to be inclined against the jet such that a sliding contact between the jet and the plates is established.This sliding contact causes a deflection and thinning of the jet.Under certain circumstances,the contact will become unstable,leading to severe disturbances on the jet.These disturbances will drastically reduce the jet penetration performance and it is therefore of interest to study the conditions that leads to an unstable contact.Previous studies on the interaction between shaped charge jets and flyer plates have shown that it is mainly the forward moving plate in an explosive reactive armour that is effective in disturbing the jet.This is usually attributed to the higher plate-to-jet mass flux ratio involved in the collision of the forward moving plate compared to the backward moving plate.For slow moving plates,as occurs in inert reactive armour,the difference in mass flux for the forward and backward moving plate is much lesser,and it is therefore of interest to study if other factors than the mass flux influences on the protection capability.In this work,experiments have been performed where a plate is accelerated along its length,interacting with a shaped charge jet that is fired at an oblique angle to the plate’s normal,either against or along the plate’s velocity.The arrangement corresponds to a jet interacting with a flyer plate from a reactive armour,with the exception that the collision velocity is the same for both types of obliquities in these experiments.The experiments show that disturbances on the jet are different in the two cases even though the collision velocities are the same.Numerical simulations of the interaction support the observation.The difference is attributed to the character of the contact pressure in the interaction region.For a backward moving plate,the maximum contact pressure is obtained at the beginning of the interaction zone and the contact pressure is therefore higher upstream than downstream of the jet while the opposite is true for a forward moving plate.A negative interface pressure gradient with respect to the jet motion results in a more stable flow than a positive,which means that the jet-plate contact is more stable for a backward moving plate than for a forward moving plate.A forward moving plate is thus more effective in disturbing the jet than a backward moving plate,not only because of the higher jet to plate mass flux ratio but also because of the character of the contact with the jet.

Experimental and numerical study on the influence of shaped charge liner cavity filing on jet penetration characteristics in steel targets

Penetration characteristic(size and shape of penetration craters made in high hardness ARMSTAL 30PM steel) of shaped charge jets formed after detonations of modified PG-7VM warheads was analyzed in the article. Modifications consisted in removing the frontal part of the grenade(fuse, ballistic cap and conductive cone) and introducing of the liner cavity filling made of polyacetal copolymer POM-C. The filings in the form of solid cones with three different heights(33%, 66% and 100% of H-the height of original PG-7VM liner) were placed inside of the hollow cone shaped charge liner. As opposed to the vast majority of previously published works(in which warhead optimization studies were focused on increasing of the depth of penetration in rolled homogeneous armor steel) the main aim of the presented modifications was to maximize the damage ratio(diameters of craters, inlet and outlet holes) of target perforated by shaped charge jet at the cost of the loss of part of the jet penetration capability. According to the best knowledge of the authors such approach to the use of the old PG-7VM warheads has not been analyzed so far. Taking into consideration high stock levels of PG-7VM warheads, and the fact that they are continuously being replaced by more efficient and more sophisticated high-explosive anti-tank warheads, it seems reasonable to look for alternate applications of the warheads withdrawn from the service. Thanks to the introduction of proposed modifications the warheads could be used by special forces or other assault units as directional mines or statically detonated cutting shaped charges as well as by combat engineers as universal charges used in various types of engineering or sapper works. The research included experimental penetration tests and their numerical reproduction in the LS-Dyna software with the simulation methodology defined and validated in previous works of the authors.Small differences(average error = 10-20%) were identified between the experimental and numerical results(dimensions of craters made in steel targets were compared) what confirmed the reliability of the modelling methodology and enabled its use for further optimization of the shapes of fillings. Within the analyzed variants of warheads modifications maximum diameters of penetration craters were obtained for the filling of the height of h = 2/3H. The diameters of holes in individual steel plates were increased by 164%, 70%, 65%(for the first, second and third plate, respectively) in relation to the variant without filling. The results of the study indicated that with the use of different materials of fillings and their various heights it is possible to control the shape of penetration craters pierced in the steel targets.

A comparative study for the impact performance of shaped charge JET on UHPC targets

With the development of two-stage munitions(a precursor shaped charge(SC)and a following kinetic energy projectile)to attack the hard concrete targets,as well as the increasing applications of ultra-high performance concrete(UHPC)in both civil and military protective structures,a comparative study on the impact performance of SC formed jet on UHPC target is performed experimentally and numerically at present.Firstly,a series of jet penetration/perforation test on the UHPC,45# steel and UHPC/45# steel composite targets are conducted.By assessing the penetration depth and borehole(crater and tunnel)diameter,the influences of target material and configuration as well as the standoff distance of SC on the impact performance of jet are experimentally discussed.Then,by adopting the 2 D multi-material Arbitrary Lagrange-Euler(ALE)algorithm,Fluid-Structure Interaction(FSI)method and erosion algorithm implemented in the finite element code LS-DYNA,the formation and impact performance of jet in the present test are well reproduced.Finally,based on the validated numerical algorithms,constitutive models and the corresponding parameters,the influences of target material(UHPC,NSC and 45# steel),standoff distance,target configuration(stacked and spaced)and weight efficiency on the impact performance of jet are further discussed.The derived conclusions could provide helpful references for evaluating the ballistic performance of jet and designing the protective structures.

Numerical Simulation of the Shaped Charge Jet Velocity Effected by Warhead Shell

The numerical simulation for the process of shaped charge jet produced with the shell of explosives is performed by means of the ANSYS/LS-DYNA 3D software. The effect of warhead shell on shaped charge jet velocity has been analyzed qualitatively in this paper. The numerical simulation results are creditable and in agreement well with that of the corresponding experiment. The research results show that the jet velocity of explosive with metal shell is higher than that without shell; when the shell thickness increases, jet＇ s head speed also increases; when the shell thickness increased to certain value, the jet velocity will not change any longer; with the same shell thickness, the bigger material density the higher jet＇s head velocity.

Influence of a liquid-filled compartment structure on the incoming shaped charge jet stability

Liquid-filled compartment structure consists of a bulk steel plate with matrix blind holes which are filled with liquid and a steel front plate to seal up the liquid with rings and bolts.The liquid-filled compartment structure can resist the shaped charge warhead effectively.This paper presents experimental and theoretical investigations of the penetration ability of the residual shaped charge jet emerging from the liquid-filled compartment structure after the penetration process at different impact angles.On the basis of shock wave propagation theory,the influence of the liquid-filled compartment structure on jet stability is analysed.The interferences of the liquid backflow caused by a reflected shock wave and a back plate on jet stability under different impact angles are also examined.In addition,the range of the disturbed velocity segments of the jet at different impact angles and the penetration ability of the residual jet are obtained.A theoretical model is validated against the experimental penetration depths.

Numerical Simulation of Shaped Charge Jet Using Multi-Phase SPH Method

Since the jets and detonation gaseous products are separated by sharp interfaces, the traditional smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method is difficult to avoid the computational instability at interfaces. The multi-phase SPH (MSPH) method was applied to improving the stabil-ity, which smoothes the particle density and makes pressure continuous at interfaces. Numericalexamples of jet forming process were used to test capability of the MSPH method. The results show that the method remains algorithm stability for large density gradient between the jets and gaseous products and has potential application to both the explosion and the jet problems. The effect of initiation ways of the shaped charge was discussed as well.

Investigate the effects of magnetic fields on the penetration ability of a shaped charge jet at different standoffs

The influence of a magnetic field on the stability of a shaped charge jet is experimentally investigated at standoffs of 490,650 and 800 mm.The experimental results without and with the magnetic field are compared in terms of the shaped charge jet form,stability and penetration ability.A theoretical model based on one-dimension fluid dynamics is then developed to assess the depth of penetration of the shaped charge at those three standoffs and magnetic conditions.The results show that the penetration capability can be enhanced in more than 70%by the magnetic field.The theoretical calculations are compared with the experimental results with reasonably good correlation.In addition,the parameters introduced in the theory are discussed together with the experiments at three standoffs studied.

Criteria for intermittent and continuous disturbance transition of ERA interaction with shaped charge jet

There are two interaction mechanisms between shaped charge jet and thin flying plate driven by explosion, that is, the intermittent and continuous disturbance. Determination of the transition criteria for the intermittent and continuous disturbance is of importance for the penetration calculation of the escaping jet and the design of ERA(explosive reactive armour). In this paper a new criteria was presented based on the analysis of interaction process, and the effects of NATO angle and thickness of flying plate on the disturbance frequency were discussed. It is shown that the critical shaped charge jet velocity increases with the plate thickness and NATO angle, especially increases drastically between 45° and 60°.

Simulation and Experimental Investigation of Jetting Penetrator Charge at Large Stand-off Distance

In order to study and apply the penetration performance of jetting penetrator charge at long stand-off distance, three jetting penetrator charges(JPC), including spherical cone liner, truncated wide-angle liner and spherical segment liner, are designed. The numerical simulation analysis of the formation, elongation and penetration processes of rod-like jet is conducted by using LS-DYNA software. And the penetrating test is carried out at long stand-off distance. The test results show that the rod-like jet formed by the optimized spherical segment liner can pierce through a 90mm thick 45# steel target at 20 charge diameters(CD) stand-off distance when the charge detonation mode is a central point initiation, and the penetration depth can be up to 1.6CD. It is concluded that, at 20 CD stand-off distance, the penetration performance of JPC with spherical segment liner is the best, that of truncated wide-angle liner takes second place, and that of spherical cone liner is the worst.

Reaction characteristic of PTFE/Al/Cu/Pb composites and application in shaped charge liner

In this paper, the reaction characteristic and its application in shaped charge warhead of a novel reactive material, which introduced copper(Cu) and plumbum(Pb) into traditional polytetrafluoroethylene/aluminum(PTFE/Al), are studied. The thermal analysis and chemical reaction behavior of the PTFE/Al/Cu/Pb mixture are investigated by Differential Scanning Calorimetry(DSC),Thermo-gravimetry(TG), and Xray Diffraction(XRD) techniques. Then, the shaped charge liners with PTFE/Al/Cu/Pb reactive materials are fabricated, and the X-ray experiments show that they could form reactive jets with excellent performance under the detonation effects of the shaped charge. Based on that, the penetration experiments of shaped charge with PTFE/Al/Cu/Pb reactive liner against steel plates are carried out, and the results demonstrate that the PTFE/Al/Cu/Pb reactive jets could produce a deeper penetration depth compared to the traditional PTFE/Al reactive jets. Meanwhile, the PTFE/Al/Cu/Pb reactive jets also show significant inner-blast effects, leading to dramatically cracking or fragmentation behavior of the penetrated steel plates. This new PTFE/Al/Cu/Pb reactive liner shaped charge presents enhanced penetration behavior for steel targets that incorporates the penetration capability of a high-density and ductility jet, and the chemical energy release of PTFE-matrix reactive materials.

Study on liquid-filled structure target with shaped charge vertical penetration

Based on the characteristic expanded hole of a shaped charge jet(SCJ) for target penetration and the reflow characteristics of liquids,the liquid-filled structure of a target disturbs the stability of the SCJ acquired in two independent parts.The interference jet speed interval,the escape jet speed interval,and the surplus depth are calculated on the basis of the virtual origin theory.The experimental results,including the velocity of the escaped jet tip and the surplus depth of penetration,are consistent with the theoretical results.Experiments show that the theory can describe the interaction process of the target with a shaped charge jet.

Overdriven Detonation and Its Application in Shaped Charges

Overdriven detonation（ODD）in high explosives can be generated by Mach reflection of conical detonation waves propagating quasi-steadily in a co-axial double layer cylindrical charge.The inner core of the charge consists of lower detonation velocity explosive with higher detonation velocity explosive for the outer core.The calculated pressures and detonation velocities in the ODD regime are compared with available results in the literature.The application of this technique to design a double layer shaped charge（DLSC）is numerically studied.It was discovered that the use of lower density-lower detonation velocity explosive in the inner core of DLSC can also yield similar results to those obtained with high density lower detonation velocity explosive.By analyzing previous experimental results and comparing with present simulations,it is demonstrated that ordinary shaped charges have some advantages over DLSC under certain conditions.

Analysis on damage characteristics and detonation performance of solid rocket engine charge subjected to jet

To further explore the damage characteristics and impact response of the shaped charge to the solid rocket engine(SRE) in storage or transportation, protective armor was designed and the shelled charges model(SCM)/SRE with protective armor impacting by shaped charge tests were conducted. Air overpressures at 5 locations and axial acceleration caused by the explosion were measured, and the experimental results were compared with two air overpressure curves of propellant detonation obtained by related scholars. Afterwards, the finite element software AUTODYN was used to simulate the SCM impacted process and SRE detonation results. The penetration process and the formation cause of damage were analyzed. The detonation performance of TNT, reference propellant, and the propellant used in this experiment was compared. The axial acceleration caused by the explosion was also analyzed.By comprehensive comparison, the energy released by the detonation of this propellant is larger, and the HMX or Al particles contained in this propellant are more than the reference propellant, with a TNT equivalent of 1.168-1.196. Finally, advanced protection armor suggestions were proposed based on the theory of woven fabric rubber composite armor(WFRCA).

Reactive jet density distribution effect on its penetration behavior

In this paper,the penetration mechanism of reactive jet with non-uniform density distribution is studied.The simulations show that the density deficit occurs in the whole reactive jet,and the density increases from the jet tip to tail.The density of jet tip is approximately 1.5 g/cm3,which is lower than that of the reactive liner materials.The X-ray experiments show similar results with the simulations.The density decreasing effect of jet tip has a significant influence on the penetration behavior when the reactive jet impacts steel plate.According to the simulation results,this paper assumes that the density gradient in the jet section has linear distribution.Then,the deflagration pressure generated by each jet element at the bottom of crater is introduced into the Bernoulli equation.Based on the virtual origin model and Szendrei-Held equation,the analytical models for penetration depth and radial cratering of reactive jet with the density reduction are obtained.Moreover,to further prove the validity of analytical models,the penetration experiments of the reactive liner shaped charge against steel plate under different standoffs are carried out.There is a convergence between the analytical crater profiles and experimental results when reactive jets penetrate steel plates under different standoffs,especially at standoff of 1.5 and 2.0charge diameters.

药型罩形状对活性聚能侵彻体成型的影响

结合理论与数值模拟,对3种不同形状药型罩活性聚能侵彻体的成型行为开展了研究.数值模拟结果表明,在聚能效应下,球缺罩和大锥角圆锥罩形成尾部带有碎片云的类杆状活性聚能侵彻体,而小锥角圆锥罩则形成活性射流.相比于活性射流,类杆状活性聚能侵彻体速度较低,但凝聚性较好.进一步结合活性材料反应动力学方程,对活性聚能侵彻体成型激活反应行为进行分析.分析结果表明:活性射流激活区位于杵体外壁、射流头部和轴线附近;随炸高增加,激活区内活性材料反应不断加剧,特别是射流头部和轴线附近材料的反应,将导致活性射流膨胀发散,不利于侵彻;而类杆状活性聚能侵彻体激活区域主要集中在尾部碎片区和杆尾中心部位,化学反应对其影响相对较小.

射孔弹侵彻岩层及能量转化效率研究

为研究射孔弹侵彻岩层的过程及爆炸后能量的分布情况,基于对称罚函数的流固耦合算法及岩层的RHT(Redel-Hiermaier-Thoma)本构模型,借助显式非线性动力学分析程序LS-DYNA,建立了1/2二维射孔弹-空气-岩层对称数值模拟模型,系统地分析了射孔弹在不同的装药类型、药型罩壁厚及锥角下射流侵彻岩层的深度及能量转化情况。研究结果表明:射孔弹主装炸药的爆速和猛度对射流侵彻岩层深度的影响显著;射孔弹炸药的爆速和猛度越高,射流的头部峰值速度越高,侵彻岩层深度越大;射孔弹主装炸药为RDX时,射流的有效能量转化率最大,其次分别为HNS、HMX。药型罩壁厚在0.6~1.5 mm范围内,适当减小厚度,可以提升射流的头部速度及岩层的穿深;但与此同时,射流的有效能量占比将降低,爆轰能量将增大。锥角在55°~70°范围内,适当减小锥角,射流的有效能量转化率及侵彻岩层的深度将增大,爆轰能量转化率将减小。

水下聚能金属射流载荷特性及毁伤效应研究

为研究水下接触爆炸产生的金属射流载荷及其对双层水间隔板的损伤特性。使用耦合欧拉-拉格朗日方法,通过改变圆锥型金属罩的锥角,研究锥角对聚能射流速度的影响。改变金属罩的形状,得到不同类型的聚能侵彻体,在水下模拟其对双层靶板的毁伤作用。不同的锥角影响聚能射流的作用强度,锥角为90°的金属盖能形成最佳射流形状和最大射流速度,穿透效果最好;而不同的聚能侵彻体对靶板造成的损伤各不相同,聚能射流有更强的穿透力,而爆炸成型弹丸造成更大的毁伤面积。通过改变金属罩的形状,可获得不同类型的穿透体,能够适应复杂多变的海洋和损伤要求。该研究可为水下武器的研制和潜艇的防爆、抗冲击和防护提供参考。

辅助药型罩对射流性能的影响

辅助药型罩结构能实现超聚能效应,有效地提高破甲威力。为了研究辅助药型罩对射流性能的影响,设计一种辅助型双锥药型罩,通过AUTODYN数值模拟的方法,分析辅助药型罩材料和结构对射流性能的影响。结果表明,当主药型罩采用铜,辅助药型罩材料为钨时,射流综合性能优异;设计主药型罩大锥角70°,小锥角40°,壁厚2 mm,辅助药型罩厚度在2~6 mm时,随着厚度增加,射流性能改善,6 mm时射流性能最佳,辅助药型罩直径在20~28 mm时,26 mm时射流综合性能最佳。

近自由液面聚能战斗部水下爆炸威力场

聚能战斗部反舰武器因其高效毁伤能力而受到重视,然而现阶段对其在近自由液面的威力场研究较少。为此,结合聚能战斗部对水下靶板毁伤试验结果,建立与之相对应的数值仿真模型,利用任意拉格朗日欧拉(arbitrary Lagrange-Euler,ALE)算法模拟了金属射流形成和毁伤靶板全过程。同时,在验证模型算法有效性的基础上,通过系列工况设置,研究了小锥角聚能战斗部在近自由液面爆炸冲击波和射流特点。研究结果表明,近自由面聚能战斗部水下爆炸压力具有不对称性;自由液面对金属射流无明显影响,但受自由液面处反射的稀疏波影响,近自由液面冲击波压力下降,出现空化区域。

药型罩锥角对JPC与JET形成的影响

为了研究聚能装药药型罩锥角对聚能杆式弹丸(JPC)与金属射流(JET)形成的影响,设计了具有不同锥角药型罩的聚能装药结构,基于LS-DYNA数值仿真软件,采用ALE算法进行数值仿真。同种装药结构(包括药型罩结构参数)下,通过对药型罩锥角的改变实现聚能杆式侵彻体和金属射流之间的转换,研究JPC与JET的形成及转换临界条件,为多模战斗部聚能装药结构的设计提供参考。