Hypervelocity penetration of concrete targets with long-rod steel projectiles: experimental and theoretical analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2020.103742
Abstract: Abstract Hypervelocity penetration experiments were performed on semi-infinite concrete targets with 7 mm-diameter 40CrNiMo steel long-rod projectiles at impact velocities ranging from 2117 m/s to 3086 m/s by using a two-stage combustion light-gas gun. After… read more here.
Keywords: concrete targets; penetration; long rod; hypervelocity penetration ... See more keywords
Influence of the mushroomed projectile's head geometry on long-rod penetration
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2020.103769
Abstract: Abstract Self-sharpening has been observed in experiments and simulations of long-rod penetration. Penetration performances are influenced by different nose shapes occurred in the penetration of long rods made by different materials. In this paper, to… read more here.
Keywords: nose shape; penetration; long rod; geometry long ... See more keywords
Experiments with colliding rods
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6404/ac25d2
Abstract: When a short rod collides end-on with a long rod, kinetic energy is not conserved since the longer rod vibrates after the collision. In theory, the fractional energy loss is equal to 1 − L… read more here.
Keywords: kinetic energy; experiments colliding; long rod; energy ... See more keywords
A study on the effectiveness of explosive reactive armour against the penetration of long-rod projectiles
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DOI: 10.1177/09544062221081402
Abstract: The effect of explosive reactive armour (ERA) on the penetration of a long-rod projectile is investigated using computational techniques. This area of research is especially relevant to main battle tanks as a large portion of… read more here.
Keywords: long rod; era; penetration long; reactive armour ... See more keywords
Ballistic Behavior of Oblique Ceramic Composite Structure against Long-Rod Tungsten Projectiles
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DOI: 10.3390/ma12182946
Abstract: Oblique ceramic armor structure composed of an oblique part and a backing part was designed to resist the ballistic impact of long rod penetrators. The front part consisted of an oblique silicon carbide ceramic and… read more here.
Keywords: part; oblique ceramic; long rod; impact ... See more keywords