Constraining a shaped charge jet cavity in a barrier with boundary shields

Penetration of a Shaped Charge

A shaped charge is an explosive device used to penetrate thick targets using a high velocity jet. A typical shaped charge contains explosive material behind a conical hollow. The hollow is lined with a compliant material, such as copper. Extremely high stresses caused by the detonation of the explosive have a focusing effect on the liner, turning it into a long, slender, stretching jet with a t...

Application of Uintah-mpm to Shaped Charge Jet Penetration of Aluminum Application of Uintah-mpm to Shaped Charge Jet Penetration of Aluminum

The capability of the generalized interpolation material point (GIMP) method in simulation of penetration events is investigated. A series of experiments was performed wherein a shaped charge jet penetrates into a stack of aluminum plates. Electronic switches were used to measure the penetration time history. Flash x-ray techniques were used to measure the density, length, radius and velocity o...

Jet Charge

A Facility Location Problem with Tchebychev Distance in the Presence of a Probabilistic Line Barrier

This paper considers the Tchebychev distance for a facility location problem with a probabilistic line barrier in the plane. In particular, we develop a mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) model for this problem that minimizes the total Tchebychev distance between a new facility and the existing facilities. A numerical example is solved to show the validity of the developed model. Becau...

Constraining Jet Theories Using Nova Outbursts

It is commonly accepted that jets have not been observed in cataclysmic variables (CVs) so far. This absence was recently explained by their low mass transfer rates compared with objects with jets. A mass accretion limit for jets in CVs was proposed to be Ṁ ∼ 10−7 − 10−6 M⊙/yr. There was, however, a report of evidence for jets in V1494 Aql, the second nova that erupted in Aquila in 1999. In thi...