Investigation of Launching a Particle with a Mach Stem Detonation

Abstract

The ability of a Mach stem detonation to produce enhanced flyer kinetic energy compared to regular detonation of a geometrically equivalent charge is investigated. The charge configuration was chosen to utilize the observation that the pressure and velocity produced by the Mach stem detonation match conditions for a steady shock wave in aluminum. Computer simulations are presented to show the effect of this matching of the detonation to the metal. (jhd)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA226112

Entities

People

  • B. D. Fishburn

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Classification
  • Computer Simulations
  • Energetic Materials
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Engineering
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Launching
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Particles
  • Security
  • Shock Waves
  • Simulations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.