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Xudong Zu1, Wei Dai2, Zhengxiang Huang3
1School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China. zuxudong9902@njust.edu.cn.
Abstract:
The effect of liquid parameters on the defense capability of the liquid-filled compartment structure (LFCS) of a shaped charge jet (SCJ) is quantified using dimension analysis of experiments on the reduced depth of SCJ penetration, which is disturbed via the LFCS with different liquids. The effects of three parameters, namely, liquid density, sound velocity and dynamic viscosity, on LFCS defense for SCJ are discussed quantitatively. Dynamic viscosity exerts the most important effect on LFCS disturbance of SCJ penetration, followed by liquid density. Meanwhile, sound velocity causes a negligible effect on LFCS disturbance of SCJ when the hole diameter in LFCSs are short. LFCSs offer excellent protection as they can significantly reduce the penetration capability of SCJ. Thus, LFCSs can be used as a new kind of armor for defense against SCJ.
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