Deformable Special-Shaped Projectile Impacting Basalt Target: Experiments and Analysis

Guang Ren, Haijun Wu, Heng Dong*, Yingqing Lv, Fenglei Huang

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Abstract

Using kinetic energy to crush high-strength rocks and then collect particle samples has attracted much attention in the Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) sampling scheme. In this study, two deformable special-shaped projectiles of tantalum: petal-penetrating type (T1), petal-non-penetrating type (T2), and high-speed (453.0–612.0 m/s) impact experiments, were designed to study the projectile-target interaction and rock fracture mechanisms based on a 14 mm ballistic gun platform. Results shown that deformation of the Special-Shaped Projectile is related to the plasticity of material and projectile configuration; The projectile-target interaction of the T2 is two-phase processes: multi-point simultaneous impact and the Taylor impact, which increase the diameter and depth of the crushing zone and raise the mass of spalled-rock particles about three times than T1. The two-phase processes inspiring to create the projectile’s head and cylinder section from different properties of materials respectively. This research inspires the design of the deformable special-shaped projectile and the comprehension of the fracture mechanisms of rocks under high-speed impact.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputational and Experimental Simulations in Engineering - Proceedings of ICCES 2023—Volume 2
EditorsShaofan Li
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages953-961
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783031429866
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event29th International Conference on Computational and Experimental Engineering and Sciences, ICCES 2023 - Shenzhen, China
Duration: 26 May 202329 May 2023

Publication series

NameMechanisms and Machine Science
Volume145
ISSN (Print)2211-0984
ISSN (Electronic)2211-0992

Conference

Conference29th International Conference on Computational and Experimental Engineering and Sciences, ICCES 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShenzhen
Period26/05/2329/05/23

Keywords

  • Deformable special-shaped projectile
  • High-speed impact
  • Projectile-target interaction

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