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Model of the penetration of a metal barrier by a rod projectile with an angle of attack

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A relatively simple dynamic model is proposed for calculating parameters characterizing the penetration of a barrier by a rod projectile with an angle of attack. Together with the factors examined in the case of axisymmetric penetration within the framework of the well-known Alekseevskii-Tate scheme, the model considers the action of transverse forces and rotation of the rod. Calculations of the penetration of steel barriers by tungsten projectiles with a relative length of 12.8–17.4 at collision velocities of 1800–2100 m/sec along a normal to the surface showed good agreement with experimental data for angles of attack from 0 to 68°.

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  1. Yu. I. Bukharev
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  2. V. I. Zhukov
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All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics, 607200 Aramas-16. Translated from Fizika Goreniya i Vzryva, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 104–109, May–June, 1995.

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Bukharev, Y.I., Zhukov, V.I. Model of the penetration of a metal barrier by a rod projectile with an angle of attack. Combust Explos Shock Waves 31, 362–367 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00742683

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