A fast and accurate model for the creation of explosion fragments with improved fragment shape and dimensions  

作　　者：David Felix Ian Colwill Paul Harris 

机构地区：[1]School of Computing,Engineering&Mathematics,University of Brighton,Brighton,UK [2]Engineering and Design(Alumni),University of Sussex,Brighton,UK

出　　处：《Defence Technology（防务技术）》2022年第2期159-169,共11页Defence Technology

摘　　要：Explosion models based on Finite Element Analysis(FEA)can be used to simulate how a warhead fragments.However their execution times are extensive.Active protection systems need to make very fast predictions,before a fast attacking weapon hits the target.Fast execution times are also needed in real time simulations where the impact of many different computer models is being assessed.Hence,FEA explosion models are not appropriate for these real-time systems.The research presented in this paper delivers a fast simulation model based on Mott’s equation that calculates the number and weight of fragments created by an explosion.In addition,the size and shape of fragments,unavailable in Mott’s equation,are calculated using photographic evidence and a distribution of a fragment’s length to its width.The model also identifies the origin of fragments on the warhead’s casing.The results are verified against experimental data and a fast execution time is achieved using uncomplicated simulation steps.The developed model then can be made available for real-time simulation and fast computation.

关 键 词：Distribution of fragments Fragment shape Real-time simulation Cylindrical explosion 

分 类 号：TJ410[兵器科学与技术—火炮、自动武器与弹药工程]