Experimental investigation on enhanced damage to fuel tanks by reactive projectiles impact

Enhanced damage to the full-filled fuel tank,impacted by the cold pressed and sintered PTFE/AL/W reactive material projectile(RMP)with a density of 7.8 g/cm3,is investigated experimentally and theoretically.The fuel tank is a rectangular structure,welded by six pieces of 2024 aluminum plate with a thickness of 6 mm,and filled with RP-3 aviation kerosene.Experimental results show that the kerosene is ignited by the RMP impact at a velocity above 1062 m/s,and a novel interior ignition phenomenon which is closely related to the rupture effect of the fuel tank is observed.However,the traditional steel projectile with the same mass and dimension requires a velocity up to 1649 m/s to ignite the kerosene.Based on the experimental results,the radial pressure field is considered to be the main reason for the shear failure of weld.For mechanism considerations,the chemical energy released by the RMP enhances the hydrodynamic ram(HRAM)effect and provides additional ignition sources inside the fuel tank,thereby enhancing both rupture and ignition effects.Moreover,to further understand the enhanced ignition effect of RMP,the reactive debris temperature inside the kerosene is analyzed theoretically.The initiated reactive debris with high temperature provides effective interior ignition sources to ignite the kerosene,resulting in the enhanced ignition of the kerosene.     

通气空泡与超音速尾喷流耦合作用实验研究

基于开放式水洞,构建了通气空泡与超音速尾喷流耦合作用实验系统。设计了四种可变长度实验模型,重点研究射流与通气空泡相对位置对空泡射流耦合作用机理的影响。针对不同外形实验模型,改变通气流量和射流流量,获得了不同工况下空泡界面瞬态演化规律。通过实验,观察到射流完全补气、射流部分泄气、射流完全泄气三种不同耦合作用模式。进一步结合实验数据和Paryshev理论分析,建立了不同模式下临界转变条件和空泡尺度计算模型。当≤0.1 时,空泡长度可用经典空泡经验公式来描述;当0.1<<1.5 时,空泡长度分为模型长度和尾部空泡长度两部分,而尾部空泡长度只与无量纲动量比有关;当 ≥1.5时,空泡闭合在喷管出口,空泡长度与模型长度相等。