Application of meshless methods for pistol bullets modelling

Abstract

The paper presents an analysis of applicability of two meshless methods for pistol bullets modelling based on an example of a 9 mm Parabellum. The studies included the following methods: Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method and Smoothed Particle Galerkin (SPG) method. The results of computer simulations were confronted with ballistic test results in terms of shapedimensional compliance of the deformed projectile. The relative error of the projectile diameter was 15% and 17% for the SPG and SPH methods, respectively. The deformation form for the SPH method deviated from the ballistic test results, while the SPG method faithfully reproduced the shape of the deformed projectile. Keywords: mechanical engineering, impact simulation, pistol bullet, SPH, SPG

Keywords

• mechanical engineering
• impact simulation
• pistol bullet
• SPH
• SPG