Investigation into the Penetrating Mechanism of Rifle Bullet against the Gelatin Target with Soft/hard Composite Armor

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-1093.2019.10.004

Abstract

Abstract: In order to investigate the penetrating mechanism of a rifle bullet against the gelatin target with soft/hard composite armor in detail, a numerical model is established by using finite element analysis software ANSYS/LS-DYNA. The blunt impact phenomena during penetrating process and the transient response of gelatin and simulated using the proposed model, and are validated by experiment. The investigation results show that the kinetic energy of rifle bullet is mostly dissipated during the process of penetrating a ceramic plate. The temporary cavity in the gelatin presents in the basic form of ellipsoid, and the maximum depth and expansion velocity of cavity are 25.6 mm and 35.7 m/s, respectively. The pressure wave propagates in gelatin in the form of spherical wave with the largest peak pressure at the impact location, and the pressure amplitude decreases with the increase in travelling distance. The velocity of rifle bullet decreases firstly while the absolute value of acceleration increases, and then they both gradually attenuate to 0. The failure of ceramic plate is mainly caused by the interaction of the compressive and tensile stresses. The numerical results are coincided with the experimental results. Key

Key words: riflebullet, penetration, soft/hardcompositearmor, blunttrauma, gelatinstarget

CLC Number:

TJ012.4

HAN Ruiguo, JIN Yongxi, LU Haitao, WANG Shu, WANG Jianzhong. Investigation into the Penetrating Mechanism of Rifle Bullet against the Gelatin Target with Soft/hard Composite Armor[J]. Acta Armamentarii, 2019, 40(10): 1995-2004.

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