Modification of Jet Velocities in an Explosively Loaded Copper Target with a Conical Defect
Applied Physics
2024-04-11 v1
Abstract
In this work, the design and execution of an experiment with the goal of demonstrating control over the evolution of a copper jet is described. Simulations show that when using simple multi-material buffers placed between a copper target with a conical defect and a cylinder of high-explosive, a variety of jetting behaviors occur based on material placement, including both jet velocity augmentation and mitigation. A parameter sweep was performed to determine optimal buffer designs in two configurations. Experiments using the optimal buffer designs verified the effectiveness of the buffer and validated the modeling.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2404.06640,
title = {Modification of Jet Velocities in an Explosively Loaded Copper Target with a Conical Defect},
author = {Michael P. Hennessey and Finnegan Wilson and Grace I. Rabinowitz and Max J. Sevcik and Kadyn J. Tucker and Dylan J. Kline and David K. Amondson and H. Keo Springer and Kyle T. Sullivan and Veronica Eliasson and Jonathan L. Belof},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.06640},
year = {2024}
}