| Summary: | This study aimed at elucidating some characteristics of the shock wave overpressure generated by a non-traditional layered charge comprising an inner high-energy explosive and an outer polymer matrix composite. Two models for predicting the peak overpressure (Δ<i>p</i><sub>m</sub>) of the charge were established, namely, a model based on the initial parameters of the blast wave, and a model considering the weakening of the explosion energy through the introduction of polymer matrix cladding. The overpressure of a typical layered charge was experimentally measured for model validation. It was found that the difference between the Δ<i>p</i><sub>m</sub> predicted by the two models and the experimental data is less than 15.12% and 14.17%, respectively. The model that was established based on the conservation of energy law, is in best agreement with the experimental data under different cladding/charge mass ratios (<i>α<sub>m</sub></i>). The model that was based on the initial parameters of the blast wave obtained a low predicted value when <i>α<sub>m</sub></i> was 0.4–0.8, which is attributed to the non-uniformity of the gas-solid mixture during the explosive dispersion stage.
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