Free form hemispherical shaped charge
Abstract
A hemispherical shaped charge has been modified such that one side of the hemisphere is spherical and the other is aspherical allowing a wall thickness variation in the liner. A further modification is to use an elongated hemispherical shape. The liner has a thick wall at its pole and a thin wall at the equator with a continually decreasing wall thickness from the pole to the equator. The ratio of the wall thickness from the pole to the equator varies depending on liner material and HE shape. Hemispherical shaped charges have previously been limited to spherical shapes with no variations in wall thicknesses. By redesign of the basic liner thicknesses, the jet properties of coherence, stability, and mass distribution have been significantly improved.
- Inventors:
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- (Livermore, CA)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870440
- Patent Number(s):
- 5522319
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F42 - AMMUNITION F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- free; form; hemispherical; shaped; charge; modified; hemisphere; spherical; aspherical; allowing; wall; thickness; variation; liner; modification; elongated; shape; thick; pole; equator; continually; decreasing; ratio; varies; depending; material; charges; previously; limited; shapes; variations; thicknesses; redesign; basic; jet; properties; coherence; stability; mass; distribution; significantly; improved; significantly improved; spherical shape; wall thickness; shaped charge; shaped charges; liner material; hemispherical shaped; thickness variation; significantly improve; thick wall; spherical shaped; mass distribution; /102/175/
Citation Formats
Haselman, Jr., Leonard C. Free form hemispherical shaped charge. United States: N. p., 1996.
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Haselman, Jr., Leonard C. Free form hemispherical shaped charge. United States.
Haselman, Jr., Leonard C. Mon .
"Free form hemispherical shaped charge". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870440.
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title = {Free form hemispherical shaped charge},
author = {Haselman, Jr., Leonard C.},
abstractNote = {A hemispherical shaped charge has been modified such that one side of the hemisphere is spherical and the other is aspherical allowing a wall thickness variation in the liner. A further modification is to use an elongated hemispherical shape. The liner has a thick wall at its pole and a thin wall at the equator with a continually decreasing wall thickness from the pole to the equator. The ratio of the wall thickness from the pole to the equator varies depending on liner material and HE shape. Hemispherical shaped charges have previously been limited to spherical shapes with no variations in wall thicknesses. By redesign of the basic liner thicknesses, the jet properties of coherence, stability, and mass distribution have been significantly improved.},
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year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
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