Damage to a deformable underwater target is difficult to predict because of the stiffness of water. To capture this behavior for close-in explosions requires a coupled fluid and structure analysis. Uncertainties in the water equation of state, material model and explosive energy can have a significant influence on predicted velocities and deformations.
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Andrew Wardlaw Jr, Reid McKeown and Alan Luton- Coupled Hydrocode Prediction of Underwater Explosion Damage
Damage to a deformable underwater target is difficult to predict because of the stiffness of water. To capture this behavior for close-in explosions requires a coupled fluid and structure analysis. Uncertainties in the water equation of state, material model and explosive energy can have a significant influence on predicted velocities and deformations.
Damage to a deformable underwater target is difficult to predict because of the stiffness of water. To capture this behavior for close-in explosions requires a coupled fluid and structure analysis. Uncertainties in the water equation of state, material model and explosive energy can have a significant influence on predicted velocities and deformations.
Zachary A. Spears, Robert Hutcheson and Matthew Sanford- National Defense Industrial Association 2006 Insensitive Munitions & Energetic Materials Symposium Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) IM Solutions