Shock Initiation of Cased Explosives by a High-Speed Striker with Warhead of Different Forms

The article describes the results of numerical simulation of shock initiation process in the 5 mm-thick steel shell-cased explosive charges when compact strikers affect spherical and conical warheads and the flat face. We identified the critical velocity of shock initiation for charges with composition B and TNT under the impact of 10...16 mm-diameter strikers.

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