Air blast from a moving charge on a moving target

Meir Mayseless, Eli Bar-On

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Abstract

Numerical study was conducted to analyze the effect of a moving charge on a stationary target. As was found earlier, the shock wave emanating from the moving charge is spherical although the pressures in the direction of movement are much greater than those in the opposite one. The analysis was conducted by running Autodyn 2D and 3D, assuming the target is rigid and either stationary or moves parallel to the charge. The reflected pressures and the overall force on the target were measured for a moving 1 Kg charge at various velocities. The results show that the load on the target increases significantly if the explosion is in air and the intensity of this load depends strongly on the charge velocity.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 30th International Symposium on Ballistics, BALLISTICS 2017
EditorsSidney Chocron, James D. Walker
PublisherDEStech Publications Inc.
Pages1772-1781
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781605954196
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event30th International Symposium on Ballistics, BALLISTICS 2017 - Long Beach, United States
Duration: 11 Sep 201715 Sep 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings - 30th International Symposium on Ballistics, BALLISTICS 2017
Volume2

Conference

Conference30th International Symposium on Ballistics, BALLISTICS 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLong Beach
Period11/09/1715/09/17

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computational Mathematics

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