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Qi, R.; Langdon, G.S.; Cloete, T.J.; Yuen, S. Chung Kim
International journal of impact engineering, December 2020, 2020-12-00, 20201201, Volume: 146Journal Article
•Flight characteristics of a blast-driven ball bearing embedded in a rear detonated cylindrical explosive.•Novel experimental techniques to measure ball bearing velocities and blast impulse characteristics.•Differences in detonation pressure profile and momentum transfer efficiency caused by different length-to-diameter ratios of the explosive charge.•Plastic deformation of ball bearing from blast loading. This paper presents insights into the flight characteristics of a ball bearing embedded in a rear detonated cylindrical charge, which represents an idealised piece of shrapnel from an improvised explosive device. A novel experimental technique was developed to quantify the loading from a blast-driven ball bearing. The impulse contributions from the blast pressure and the ball bearing impact were separately identifiable in the experimental data. Computational simulations, validated using experimental data, were used to elucidate additional detail about the momentum transfer and damage in the ball bearings during the blast event. The results show the critical influence of charge mass and aspect ratio on the development of the detonation pressure profile, its interaction with the embedded bearing, and the flight characteristics of the bearing. Length-to-diameter ratios below a critical value were more efficient in transferring momentum to the embedded bearings. These findings provide unique and detailed insights that will prove valuable to blast protection engineers considering the effects of embedded projectiles in improvised explosive devices.
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