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The importance of jet tip velocity for the performance of shaped charges against explosive reactive armor
Author(s) -
Held Manfred,
Schwartz Wolfgang
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.56
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1521-4087
pISSN - 0721-3115
DOI - 10.1002/prep.19940190104
Subject(s) - armour , shaped charge , explosive material , jet (fluid) , mechanics , materials science , charge (physics) , composite material , physics , chemistry , organic chemistry , layer (electronics) , quantum mechanics
Abstract It is shown, that the portion of a shaped charge jet that emerges from explosive reactive armor is longer or at least less disturbed if the jet tip velocity can be raised. Generally, the residual jet length largely depends on the ratio of the reaction time of the armor and the standoff of the shaped charge from the armor.