Study on Penetration Mechanism of Shaped-Charge Jet under Dynamic Conditions

Aiming at the dynamic penetration process of a shaped-charge jet, we proposed a mathematical model for the penetration of a jet under dynamical conditions based on the theory of virtual origin and the Bernoulli equation taking into account the jet and target intensities. The dynamic penetration process of the jet was divided according to the penetration channel of the jet into the static target. The dynamic penetration model of the jet based on the unperturbed section and perturbed section was established. The penetration depth variation in the shaped-charge jet vertically penetrating target plates with different moving speeds (150~400 m/s) was analyzed by finite element software. The dynamic penetration model shows that with the increase in the target moving speed, the disturbed time of the jet continuously advances, and the dynamic penetration depth continuously decreases; as the velocity of the target increases, the penetration length of the unperturbed jet decreases and then becomes stable, while the penetration length of the perturbed jet decreases. The results showed that the mathematical model is consistent with the finite element simulation, and that the mathematical model can effectively characterize the penetration depth of the unperturbed and disturbed jet portions, adequately explain the dynamic response behavior of the jet penetrating a moving target, and effectively predict the dynamic penetration depth of the jet under the influence of the target movement.