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Quantification of projection angle in fragment generator warhead
Dhote K.D., Murthy K.P.S., Rajan K.M.,
Published in China Ordnance Society
2014
Volume: 10
   
Issue: 2
Pages: 177 - 183
Abstract
Tactical Ballistic Missile (TBM) class target neutralization by the fragment spray of a Fragment Generator Warhead (FGW) calls for quantification of fragment projection angle scatter to finalize the end game engagement logic. For conventional axi-symmetric warhead, dispersion is assumed to be normal with a standard deviation of 30. However, such information is not available in case of FGW. Hence, a set of experiments are conducted to determine the dispersion of fragments. The experiments are conducted with a specific configuration of FGW in an identical arena to quantify the scatter and then verified its applicability to other configurations having a range of L/D and C/M ratios, and contoured fragmenting discs. From the experimental study, it is concluded that the scatter in projection angle follows normal distribution with a standard deviation of 0.75° at Chi-square significance level of 0.01(χ20.99). © 2014 China Ordnance Society
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JournalDefence Technology
PublisherChina Ordnance Society
ISSN22149147
Open AccessNo