Open AccessNumerical simulation and experimental research on EFP penetrating the ceramic composite armored target
Author(s) -
Long Bai,
Ch Miao,
Hailing Wu,
Zhong Tao,
Raymond Lu,
Ch F. Zhong,
Ying-nan Guo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1507/3/032065
Subject(s) - ceramic , penetration (warfare) , composite number , ceramic composite , computer simulation , materials science , penetration depth , structural engineering , composite material , mechanical engineering , computer science , engineering , simulation , physics , optics , operations research
To research the protective performance of the newly designed ceramic composite armored target against 50mmRHA EFP, this paper used AUTODYN numerical simulation software to simulate the process of EFP penetration into the ceramic composite armored target, and verified the simulation results through the target test. The results showed the mass of EFP has a great impact on its penetration capability; the designed ceramic composite armored target with 274kg/m 2 areal density could effectively prevent the penetration of 50mmRHA EFP; the vertical penetration depth was about 30 mm; and the back plate had a slight back convex phenomenon. The research results can provide reference for the protective structure design of light tanks and armored vehicles.