Accession Number:

ADA278190

Title:

Analytical Assessment of the Suitability of a Liquid Explosive Substitute for Shaped Charge Testing

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept. April-May 1991

Corporate Author:

SYSTEM PLANNING CORP ARLINGTON VA

Personal Author(s):

• Buc, Steven M.

Report Date:

1991-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

30.0

Abstract:

In this analysis, a 95 nitromethane NMe and 5 diethylamine DEA liquid explosive is substituted into a BRL 3.3 inch 42 degree conical copper lined charge. The original charge is Octol loaded. Since NMe is less energetic, it is expected to give a reduced jet tip velocity, less jet mass, and lower overall jet kinetic energy. This would naturally follow from the use of a lower energy density explosive. The liquid explosive load will then be modified by a combination of liner subcalibering and detonation front wave shaping to investigate how the original jet characteristics may be recovered. Shaped charge jetting model, Liquid explosive, Gurney energy, Octol, Nitromethane, Wave shaping, Finite difference methods.

Descriptors:

• *SHAPED CHARGES
• *LIQUID EXPLOSIVES
• VELOCITY
• DENSITY
• MODELS
• LIQUIDS
• MASS
• ENERGY
• EXPLOSIVES
• COPPER
• KINETIC ENERGY
• KINETICS
• DETONATIONS
• NITROMETHANE
• OCTOL

Subject Categories:

• Ammunition and Explosives

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE