Study of detonation wave contours in EFP warhead

• Main Authors: Xu-dong Zu, Zheng-xiang Huang, Chuan-sheng Zhu, Qiang-qiang Xiao
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2016-04-01
• Series: Defence Technology
• Subjects: Explosion mechanism; Explosively-formed projectile; Wave shaper; Detonation wave contour
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914716000179

An analytical model for calculating the propagation time of shock wave in a wave shaper is presented in this study. The calculated results show that the contours of three typical detonation waves, such as conical detonation wave, spherical detonation wave, and planar detonation wave, can be formed in the main charge by changing the thickness of wave shaper. The results show that the planar detonation wave do better than the conical detonation and the spherical detonation wave in increasing the length–diameter ratio of explosively-formed projectiles (EFP) and keep the nose of EFP integrated. The detonation wave can increase the length–diameter ratio of EFP when the wave shaper has the suitable thickness.