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Influence of the magnetic field produced in the liner of a shaped charge on its penetrability

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It is established experimentally that generation of an axial magnetic field in the metal liner of a shaped charge immediately before ignition can drastically reduce its penetrability. Possible reasons for this effect are considered.

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Translated fromFizika Goreniya i Vzryva, Vol. 35, No. 5, pp. 145–146, September–October 1999.

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Fedorov, S.V., Babkin, A.V. & Ladov, S.V. Influence of the magnetic field produced in the liner of a shaped charge on its penetrability. Combust Explos Shock Waves 35, 598–599 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02674508

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