On the response of polymer bonded explosives at different impact velocities

Suraj Ravindran, Addis Tessema, Addis Kidane

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Abstract

Multiscale experiments are performed to understand the deformation mechanisms in polymer bonded explosives at a range of impact velocities. The experiments are conducted in a direct impact configuration, where a polycarbonate projectile is directly shot onto polymer bonded sugar samples at different impact velocities. During the deformation process, the images are captured at five million frames/second using an ultrahigh speed camera. For the macro scale experiment, the images are captured at a resolution of 75 μm/pixel and for the mesoscale experiments, the magnification factor is 10 μm/pixel. The deformation field is obtained using digital image correlation technique. From the macroscale displacement field, the spatial stress distribution is calculated using a nonparametric method. The meso-scale experiments are used to explain the deformation mechanisms observed at the macroscale.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationDynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1 - Proceedings of the 2018 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics
EditorsJamie Kimberley, Leslie Elise Lamberson, Steven Mates
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media, LLC
Pages219-224
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9783319950884
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
EventSEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, 2018 - Greenville, United States
Duration: Jun 4 2018Jun 7 2018

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
ISSN (Print)2191-5644
ISSN (Electronic)2191-5652

Conference

ConferenceSEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityGreenville
Period6/4/186/7/18

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc. 2019.

Keywords

  • Compaction
  • Direct impact
  • PBX
  • Shock

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