Optimized conical shaped charge design using the SCAP (Shaped Charge Analysis Program) code [electronic resource].

Published: Albuquerque, N.M. : Sandia National Laboratories, 1988.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Additional Creators: Sandia National Laboratories and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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Summary

The Shaped Charge Analysis Program (SCAP) is used to analytically model and optimize the design of Conical Shaped Charges (CSC). A variety of existing CSCs are initially modeled with the SCAP code and the predicted jet tip velocities, jet penetrations, and optimum standoffs are compared to previously published experimental results. The CSCs vary in size from 0.69 inch (1.75 cm) to 9.125 inch (23.18 cm) conical liner inside diameter. Two liner materials (copper and steel) and several explosives (Octol, Comp B, PBX-9501) are included in the CSCs modeled. The target material was mild steel. A parametric study was conducted using the SCAP code to obtain the optimum design for a 3.86 inch (9.8 cm) CSC. The variables optimized in this study included the CSC apex angle, conical liner thickness, explosive height, optimum standoff, tamper/confinement thickness, and explosive width. The non-dimensionalized jet penetration to diameter ratio versus the above parameters are graphically presented. 12 refs., 10 figs., 7 tabs.

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E 1.99:sand-88-1790
sand-88-1790

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Published through SciTech Connect.
09/01/1988.
"sand-88-1790"
"DE89001037"
Vigil, M.G.

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AC04-76DP00789

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