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Shaped charge jets and subsonic free-surface flow theory

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Mathematics in Industrial Problems

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A shaped charge is a device consisting of a cylinder containing high explosive with a conical metal lined cavity as described in Figure 16.1.

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Friedman, A. (1989). Shaped charge jets and subsonic free-surface flow theory. In: Mathematics in Industrial Problems. The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and Its Applications, vol 24. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7402-6_16

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