Numerical analysis of initiation of main explosive charge in an artillery projectile

Abstract

The importance of investigation of main explosive charge initiation using booster charge stems directly from the objective to optimize the mass of booster charge needed to ensure steady state detonation of main explosive charge in order to achieve maximum projectile efficiency. Considered configuration consists of two explosives and three metal parts which represent elements of fuze and projectile. The main objective of this paper is to develop a numerical model of initiation of main explosive charge of an insensitive artillery ammunition. Through this research two variants of detonation point location were analyzed, ideal and stochastic one. The effects of the detonation transfer are analyzed using the Jones-Wilkins-Lee and Ignition and Growth equation of state models for explosives, applying the Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian approach in the Abaqus/Explicit software. Analytical computation is introduced in this paper with a purpose to present P-u interaction between configuration elements and for comparison with results obtained by numerical method. The results of analytical and numerical approach are presented and discussed in detail. It is shown that suggested numerical model enables simulation and optimization of explosive train in fuzes of HE projectiles.

Keywords

• explosive charge
• explosive initiation
• he projectile
• fuze
• hexogen
• tnt