High velocity projectile impact of a composite rubber/aluminium fluid-filled container

When penetrated by a high-velocity projectile, fluid-filled container can be severely damaged and ruptured due to the intense impact loading from Hydrodynamic Ram (HRAM), which causes primary shock wave, then subsequent phase when cavity evolves in fluid. In design of fuel tanks for aircraft, other transport vehicles, HRAM pressure is major concern reliability structure. this paper, experiments projectiles impacting two different types containers, including an aluminium wall composite aluminium/rubber wall, were performed study mitigation effect rubber layer on damage structure Ram. A high-speed camera was employed record formation process cavity, wave pressure-time histories fluid also obtained transducers. By comparing analysing experimental results, it shown that able reduce reflected deformation