Analysis of Hypervelocity Perforation of a Visco-Plastic Solid Including the Effects of Target-Material Yield Strength

Abstract

A visco-plastic flow theory for the solution of hypervelocity perforation of thin plates has been investigated. A short-time analytical solution of the governing equation including the effects of yield strength of the target material was obtained and expressions were derived for the velocities, displacements, strains and strain rates present in the target material during hypervelocity impact. In addition, pertinent parameters have been varied and a comparison has been made with the solution in which the yield strength was neglected. The results indicate that velocities, displacements, and stresses determined from the present solution are at times markedly different from the results obtained when the yield strength was neglected. The results indicate that the velocities, displacements, and stresses determined from the present solution are at times markedly different from the results obtained when the yield strength is neglected. The effects on the radius of perforation of the plate material when the yield strength is included were found to be not as significant as those of the solution neglecting target yield strength and resulted in little variation in the computed perforation radii.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1965
Accession Number
ADA956235

Entities

People

  • Robert G. Thomson

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Asymptotic Series
  • Bessel Functions
  • Boundaries
  • Coefficients
  • Differential Equations
  • Displacement
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • Flow
  • Linear Differential Equations
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Plastic Flow
  • Shear Stresses
  • Strain Rate
  • Thickness
  • Yield Strength

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics