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Performance Analysis and Optimization of a Dual Warhead System
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Xiao-Jun Guo
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February 11, 2012
Abstract
In modern warfare earth penetrating weapons are often used to defeat enemy’s hardened and deeply buried targets such as aircraft shelters and bunkers. A dual warhead system (DWS) is one of such weapons composed of a forward shaped charge (FSC) and a following through warhead (FTW). In this paper, an analytical model is first proposed to analyze the penetration of an FTW into concrete targets with pre-drilled holes and a DWS is then optimized in order to achieve its best penetration performance. The effects of various parameters on the performance of a dual warhead system penetrating a concrete target are delineated. It transpires that the present model predictions are in good agreement with available experimental data and that the results obtained may be useful for designing such weapon systems.
Keywords: Penetration; concrete target; dual warhead system; forward shaped charge; following through warhead
Received: 2011-10-21
Accepted: 2011-11-23
Published Online: 2012-2-11
Published in Print: 2012-2-1
©2012 by De Gruyter
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Keywords for this article
Penetration;
concrete target;
dual warhead system;
forward shaped charge;
following through warhead
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