Shock Waves in the Study of Shaped Charges

Abstract

This report provides a basic description of the shaped charge concept, history of shaped charges, and various applications of shaped charges. In addition, three current research topics in the shaped charge field are presented.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA240999

Entities

People

  • William P. Walters

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosively Formed Penetrators
  • Explosives
  • Geometry
  • Hydrocodes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Shaped Charge Jets
  • Shaped Charges
  • Shock Waves
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.