Shaped Charge
Liner Material
Dr. Ernest L. Baker
Outline
Introduction
Introd
ction
Improvised Shaped Charges
St d d Demolition
Standard
D
liti Sh
Shaped
d Ch
Charges
Highly Ductile Glass Jets
High Density Glass Investigations
Observed Glass Jet Characteristics
Conclusions
Introduction
Introduction
Jet
X-ray
Penetration
J t X-ray
Jet
X
84 Penetration in soil
~6.4Km/s
6 4Km/s Jet Tip Velocity
Copper Jet
Flash x-rayy of a g
glass jjet at 57 charge
g diameters
A glass
l
b
bubble
bbl jjett
Some design and glass combinations appears to push the jet beyond
standard overdriven and bubble jet conditions
Entire jet appeared as a series of fluid sections that became known as
a droplet jet
Conclusions
Acknowledgements