Damaging Effects of Weapons and Ammunition

Comprehensive coverage of weapon damage effects on a variety of objects
 
Damaging Effects of Weapons and Ammunition delivers a thorough exploration of a range of issues related to the effects of ammunition and weapons. The book includes coverage of the basic concepts of the theory of efficiency and the physical foundations of the functional and damaging effects of fragments, shaped charges, high-explosive and penetrating weapons.
 
The author discusses the calculation formulas used to evaluation the parameters of damage fields and their interaction with various objects. Additionally, the book expands on the damage criteria of weapons, the characteristics of the vulnerability of objects with respect to a variety of damaging factors, dependencies for assessing safe distances, and the resistance of various structures to the effects of explosion and impact.
 
Damaging Effects of Weapons and Ammunition also offers:
 
* Detailed calculation methods indicating areas of application and the necessary units of used quantities
* Extensive examples of classic designs of ammunition from around the world
* Discussions of the characterization of various types of ammunition, including high-explosive, fragment, penetrative, and shaped charges
* A chapter on the numerical simulation of high-speed processes
 
Perfect for technical specialists working in the fields of explosion safety and explosives, Damaging Effects of Weapons and Ammunition also belongs in the libraries of researchers and students studying explosion phenomena, explosive technologies, explosion safety, and materials science.

List of contents

Preface xv
 
I Introduction 1
 
I.1 Ammunition Types and Characteristics of Their Damaging Effect 1
 
I.1.1 Basic Concepts and Definitions 1
 
I.1.2 Types of Ammunition and Their Damaging Effects 2
 
I.2 Generalized Characteristics of the Damaging Effect 3
 
I.2.1 Degrees of Damage 3
 
I.2.2 Contact and Remote Ammunition 4
 
I.2.3 Generalized Characteristics of Contact Ammunition 4
 
I.2.4 The Accumulation of Damage 5
 
I.2.5 Generalized Characteristics of the Damaging Effect of Remote Ammunition 6
 
I.2.6 Specified Zone of Target Damage 8
 
I.3 Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Shooting 9
 
I.3.1 The Concepts of Combat Effectiveness of Weapons 9
 
I.3.2 Classification of Targets, Typical Efficiency Indicators 9
 
I.3.3 Dispersion During Shooting 10
 
I.3.4 Scheme of Two Groups of Errors 12
 
I.3.5 Probability of Damaging a Single Target 14
 
I.3.5.1 Damaging the Target with a Single Shot 14
 
I.3.5.2 Damaging the Target with Multiple Shots 16
 
I.3.6 Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Firing on a Group Target 18
 
I.3.7 Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Firing at Area Target 21
 
I.3.7.1 Fraction of Damage U with One Shot 22
 
I.3.7.2 Determining the Average Damage Fraction at Multiple Shots 29
 
I.4 Self-assessment Questions 29
 
References 30
 
1 Fragmentation Ammunitions 31
 
1.1 Basic Concepts and Definitions. General Information 31
 
1.1.1 Classification of Fragmentation Ammunition 31
 
1.1.2 High-explosive Fragmentation Projectiles of Field Artillery 32
 
1.1.3 Brief Description of Other Classes of Fragmentation Ammunition 35
 
1.2 The Mechanics of High-speed Deformation and Destruction of Shells Under the Action of an Explosion 38
 
1.3 Modeling the Processes of Explosive Fragmentation of Shells Using Standard Samples 46
 
1.3.1 The Basic Theorem of the Dimensional Theory 46
 
1.3.2 Dimensional Analysis for Fragmentation Processes 47
 
1.3.2.1 Chemical Composition 47
 
1.3.2.2 Grain Size 47
 
1.3.3 Ratios for the Total Number of Fragments 49
 
1.3.4 Standard Fragmentation Cylinders 50
 
1.3.5 The Main Grades of Fragmentation Steels 53
 
1.3.5.1 Group of Carbon Steels 53
 
1.3.5.2 Siliceous Steels 54
 
1.3.5.3 Chromic Steels 54
 
1.3.5.4 Silicon-Manganese Steels 54
 
1.3.6 Prospects of Using Manganese Austenitic Steels to Improve Fragmentation Quality 54
 
1.4 Statistical Models of the Fragment Fields and the Fragment Spectra 57
 
1.4.1 Fields of Fragment Dispersion, Methods of Controlling the Fields of Dispersion 57
 
1.4.2 Laws of Fragment Distribution by Mass 63
 
1.4.2.1 Numerical Distributions 63
 
1.4.2.2 Mass Distributions 65
 
1.4.3 Analytical Representation of Fragment Distribution Laws 66
 
1.4.3.1 Weibull Distribution 66
 
1.4.3.2 The Mott Law 67
 
1.4.4 Distribution of Fragments by Shape 67
 
1.5 External Ballistics of Fragments 68
 
1.6 Kinds of the Damaging Effect of Fragments 71
 
1.6.1 Ignition Effect of Fragments 72
 
1.6.2 Initiating Action of Fragments 73
 
1.6.3 Effects of a Dense Flow of Fragments 73
 
1.7 Laws of Target Damage with Fragments 73
 
1.8 Specified Zone of Target Damage with Fragmentation Munitions 77
 
1.8.1 The Area of the Specified Zone 77
 
1.9 Methods for Optimizing the Parameters of Fragmentation Munitions 79
 
1.9.1 The Method of Bauman Moscow State Technical University (bmstu) 79
 
1.9.

About the author

Igor A. Balagansky, DSc, is Professor of the Gas Dynamic Devices Department at Novosibirsk State Technical University in Russia. He has authored over 100 scientific publications and is a Federal Expert in Science and Technology for the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

Summary

Comprehensive coverage of weapon damage effects on a variety of objects

Damaging Effects of Weapons and Ammunition delivers a thorough exploration of a range of issues related to the effects of ammunition and weapons. The book includes coverage of the basic concepts of the theory of efficiency and the physical foundations of the functional and damaging effects of fragments, shaped charges, high-explosive and penetrating weapons.

The author discusses the calculation formulas used to evaluation the parameters of damage fields and their interaction with various objects. Additionally, the book expands on the damage criteria of weapons, the characteristics of the vulnerability of objects with respect to a variety of damaging factors, dependencies for assessing safe distances, and the resistance of various structures to the effects of explosion and impact.

Damaging Effects of Weapons and Ammunition also offers:

* Detailed calculation methods indicating areas of application and the necessary units of used quantities
* Extensive examples of classic designs of ammunition from around the world
* Discussions of the characterization of various types of ammunition, including high-explosive, fragment, penetrative, and shaped charges
* A chapter on the numerical simulation of high-speed processes

Perfect for technical specialists working in the fields of explosion safety and explosives, Damaging Effects of Weapons and Ammunition also belongs in the libraries of researchers and students studying explosion phenomena, explosive technologies, explosion safety, and materials science.

Product details

• Authors: Balagansky, I a Balagansky, Igor A Balagansky, Igor A. Balagansky
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781119779537
• ISBN: 978-1-119-77953-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Miscellaneous; Chemie, Waffe, Arbeitssicherheit, Munition, chemistry, Materialwissenschaften, Materials science, Chemical and Environmental Health and Safety, Arbeitssicherheit u. Umweltschutz i. d. Chemie, Materials for Energy Systems, Materialien f. Energiesysteme, Explosiv- und Treibstoffe, Explosives and Propellants