Mitigation of External Fuel Tank Damage from Overmatching Shaped Charge Threats

Abstract

This study examined a) baseline damage to a metallic fuel tank when impacted by either a shaped charge jet or explosively formed penetrator threat and b) methods to mitigate the damage from a shaped charge threat, specifically addition of either an internal lining or external wrap, were evaluated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1074969

Entities

People

  • Michael Keele
  • Seth J Copeland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Gaps
  • Cameras
  • Detonations
  • Diameters
  • Engineering
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosively Formed Penetrators
  • Explosives
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Ground Vehicles
  • High Speed Cameras
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Shaped Charge Jets
  • Shaped Charge Warheads
  • Shaped Charges
  • Stainless Steel

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Metallurgy