Accession Number:

ADA048326

Title:

Penetration of High Explosives by Inert Projectiles.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 17 May 76-16 Jul 77,

Corporate Author:

SYSTEMS SCIENCE AND SOFTWARE LA JOLLA CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Rice,M. H.

Report Date:

1977-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

31.0

Abstract:

A series of two-dimensional calculations has been carried out for the penetration of the high explosives PBX-9404 and Composition B by steel spheres. Equations-of-state and reaction-rate models are presented which, when used in the two-dimensional HELP code, result in good agreement with the observed velocity-loss data and detonation thresholds. Author

Descriptors:

• *PENETRATION
• *PLASTIC BONDED EXPLOSIVES
• *DETONATIONS
• *HIGH EXPLOSIVES
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS
• COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
• TWO DIMENSIONAL
• THRESHOLD EFFECTS
• RATES
• SPHERES
• STEEL
• BORON
• RDX
• TNT
• EQUATIONS OF STATE
• WAXES
• NITROCELLULOSE
• HMX

Subject Categories:

• Ammunition and Explosives

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE