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公开(公告)号:US20110094408A1
公开(公告)日:2011-04-28
申请号:US12272044
申请日:2008-11-17
摘要: A forward firing fragmentation warhead is constructed with casing materials that are pulverized upon detonation of the explosive. As a result, the lethality radius of the pulverized case fragments is no greater than that of the gas blast, thus reducing potential collateral damage. Warhead lethality may be improved by forming the fragmentation layer and explosive with dome-shapes that approximately match the shape of the advancing pressure wave. This increases fragment velocity and improves the uniformity of the fragment distribution over the forward-firing pattern. A variable-thickness pattern shaper may be placed between the fragmentation layer and explosive to provide additional shaping of the forward-firing pattern. Warhead weight and cost can be reduced by eliminating explosive at the aft end of the warhead that does not contribute to the total energy imparted to the fragments. More specifically, the aft section of the explosive and explosive containment structure may be tapered to approximately match the expansion of the pressure wave from the single-point aft detonation.
摘要翻译: 一个向前的射击碎片弹头是用爆炸物爆炸时粉碎的套管材料构成的。 结果,粉碎的碎片的致死率半径不大于气体爆炸的致死率半径,从而减少潜在的附带损伤。 可以通过形成与前进压力波的形状大致匹配的圆顶形状的碎裂层和爆炸物来改善弹头致死率。 这增加了片段速度,并且提高了前射击图案上片段分布的均匀性。 可变厚度图案整形器可以放置在碎裂层和炸药之间,以提供向前发射图案的附加成形。 可以通过消除弹头后端的爆炸物来减少弹头的重量和成本,而不会造成碎片的总能量。 更具体地说,爆炸和爆炸性容纳结构的后部可以是锥形的,以与来自单点后方爆炸的压力波的膨胀近似匹配。
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公开(公告)号:US08006623B2
公开(公告)日:2011-08-30
申请号:US12272020
申请日:2008-11-17
申请人: James H. Dupont , Henri Y. Kim , Travis P. Walter
发明人: James H. Dupont , Henri Y. Kim , Travis P. Walter
摘要: A high-lethality fragmentation warhead with reduced risk of collateral damage to the warhead launch platform. High lethality is achieved with a forward-firing fragmentation assembly placed in front of the explosive and a side-firing fragmentation assembly placed in a void space in the aft section of the explosive. The risk of collateral damage to the launch platform is reduced by forming the case and explosive containment structures of materials that are pulverized upon detonation of the explosive. This substantially eliminates radial fragments and in particular fragments thrown back towards the platform. Performance may be enhanced by tapering the aft section of the containment structure and explosive to eliminate explosive that does not contribute to the total energy imparted to the forward-firing fragmentation assembly by the pressure wave to create the void space for the side-firing fragmentation assembly. Performance may be further enhanced by forming the end of the explosive and forward-firing fragmentation assembly with largely conformal dome shapes that approximately match the shape of the front of the pressure wave. This both increases the amount of explosive energy delivered to those fragments and serves to expel them in a desirable pattern.
摘要翻译: 一个高度致命的分裂弹头,降低对弹头发射平台的附带损害的风险。 通过放置在炸药前面的向前击碎的碎片组件和放置在炸药的后部的空隙空间中的侧射击碎组件来实现高致死性。 通过形成爆炸物爆炸后粉碎的材料的壳体和爆炸性容纳结构,可以减少对发射台的附带损坏的风险。 这实质上消除了径向碎片,特别是向平台抛回的碎片。 可以通过使容纳结构和爆炸物的后部逐渐变细来增强性能,以消除不会通过压力波而赋予向前击发碎裂组件的总能量的爆炸物,以产生用于侧面烧制碎裂组件的空隙空间 。 通过形成具有大致匹配压力波前部形状的大致保形圆顶形状的爆炸和向前击发碎裂组件的末端,可以进一步提高性能。 这两者都增加了传递给这些碎片的爆炸能量的数量,并用于以期望的模式将它们排出。
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公开(公告)号:US07930978B1
公开(公告)日:2011-04-26
申请号:US12272044
申请日:2008-11-17
IPC分类号: F42B12/32
摘要: A forward firing fragmentation warhead is constructed with casing materials that are pulverized upon detonation of the explosive. As a result, the lethality radius of the pulverized case fragments is no greater than that of the gas blast, thus reducing potential collateral damage. Warhead lethality may be improved by forming the fragmentation layer and explosive with dome-shapes that approximately match the shape of the advancing pressure wave. This increases fragment velocity and improves the uniformity of the fragment distribution over the forward-firing pattern. A variable-thickness pattern shaper may be placed between the fragmentation layer and explosive to provide additional shaping of the forward-firing pattern. Warhead weight and cost can be reduced by eliminating explosive at the aft end of the warhead that does not contribute to the total energy imparted to the fragments. More specifically, the aft section of the explosive and explosive containment structure may be tapered to approximately match the expansion of the pressure wave from the single-point aft detonation.
摘要翻译: 一个向前的射击碎片弹头是用爆炸物爆炸时粉碎的套管材料构成的。 结果,粉碎的碎片的致死率半径不大于气体爆炸的致死率半径,从而减少潜在的附带损伤。 可以通过形成与前进压力波的形状大致匹配的圆顶形状的碎裂层和爆炸物来改善弹头致死率。 这增加了片段速度,并且提高了前射击图案上片段分布的均匀性。 可变厚度图案整形器可以放置在碎裂层和炸药之间,以提供向前发射图案的附加成形。 可以通过消除弹头后端的爆炸物来减少弹头的重量和成本,而不会造成碎片的总能量。 更具体地说,爆炸和爆炸性容纳结构的后部可以是锥形的,以使其与来自单点后引爆的压力波的膨胀近似匹配。
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公开(公告)号:US20110179966A1
公开(公告)日:2011-07-28
申请号:US12272020
申请日:2008-11-17
申请人: James H. Dupont , Henri Y. Kim , Travis P. Walter
发明人: James H. Dupont , Henri Y. Kim , Travis P. Walter
IPC分类号: F42B12/22
摘要: A high-lethality fragmentation warhead with reduced risk of collateral damage to the warhead launch platform. High lethality is achieved with a forward-firing fragmentation assembly placed in front of the explosive and a side-firing fragmentation assembly placed in a void space in the aft section of the explosive. The risk of collateral damage to the launch platform is reduced by forming the case and explosive containment structures of materials that are pulverized upon detonation of the explosive. This substantially eliminates radial fragments and in particular fragments thrown back towards the platform. Performance may be enhanced by tapering the aft section of the containment structure and explosive to eliminate explosive that does not contribute to the total energy imparted to the forward-firing fragmentation assembly by the pressure wave to create the void space for the side-firing fragmentation assembly. Performance may be further enhanced by forming the end of the explosive and forward-firing fragmentation assembly with largely conformal dome shapes that approximately match the shape of the front of the pressure wave. This both increases the amount of explosive energy delivered to those fragments and serves to expel them in a desirable pattern.
摘要翻译: 一个高度致命的分裂弹头,降低对弹头发射平台的附带损害的风险。 通过放置在炸药前面的向前击碎的碎片组件和放置在炸药的后部的空隙空间中的侧射击碎组件来实现高致死性。 通过形成爆炸物爆炸后粉碎的材料的壳体和爆炸性容纳结构,可以减少对发射台的附带损坏的风险。 这实质上消除了径向碎片,特别是向平台抛回的碎片。 可以通过使容纳结构和爆炸物的后部逐渐变细来增强性能,以消除不会通过压力波而赋予向前击发碎裂组件的总能量的爆炸物,以产生用于侧面烧制碎裂组件的空隙空间 。 通过形成具有大致匹配压力波前部形状的大致保形圆顶形状的爆炸和向前击发碎裂组件的末端,可以进一步提高性能。 这两者都增加了传递给这些碎片的爆炸能量的数量,并用于以期望的模式将它们排出。
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