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Accession Number:
ADA278190
Title:
Analytical Assessment of the Suitability of a Liquid Explosive Substitute for Shaped Charge Testing
Corporate Author:
SYSTEM PLANNING CORP ARLINGTON VA
Report Date:
1991-05-01
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.
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept. April-May 1991
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA278190
Pages:
0030
Contract Number:
MDA972-90-C-0044
File Size:
1.23MB
