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Acta Armamentarii ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (10): 250478-.doi: 10.12382/bgxb.2025.0478

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Structural Design and Experiment of 1kg TNT Equivalent Double-layer Asymmetric Explosion Protection Device

ZHAO Shengwei1, ZHOU Gang1,*(), SUN Hao2, CHEN Baihan3, LI Ming1   

  1. 1 Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi’an 710024, Shaanxi, China
    2 School of Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, Shandong, China
    3 Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • Received:2025-06-10 Online:2025-11-05
  • Contact: ZHOU Gang

Abstract:

To study the energy release characteristics of energetic materials after excitation and ensure the safety of the test, a double-layer asymmetric cylindrical explosion protection device is designed with capability of containing 1kg TNT equivalent detonation. Through the structural design, simulation analysis using LS-DYNA finite element software, and full-equivalent detonation dynamic response test with 1kg TNT, the safety of the explosion protection device is evaluated by comparing the theoretical predictions, experimental data and simulated results. Simulated and experimental results demonstrate that the structural design of the double-layer asymmetric cylindrical explosion protection device is reasonable with a sufficient safety margin. In the full-scale 1kg TNT detonation test, the stress corresponding to the measured outer wall strain at typical positions is lower than the yield strength of shell material of the protection device. The peak reflective overpressure measured on the inner l at typical positions is within the range calculated by the empirical formulas. The explosion resistance strength of the protection device meets the test requirements. The design, analysis, and experimental methods in this paper can provide useful references for the design and verification of similar explosion protection devices.

Key words: double-layer asymmetry, explosion protection device, dynamic response, dynamical coefficient