Improvement and Simulation of THOR Formula with Yaw Angle
The THOR formula is widely used in the investigation of vulnerability and effectiveness of weapon system, however, its application was limited by the small slenderness ratio and limited materials of target. In order to investigate the damage effect of KE-rod warhead, this paper, basing on the clas...
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| author | Jie Wang Ying-chun Wang Sheng-qing Zhu Wei-hua Ren Tian-lin Niu |
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| description | The THOR formula is widely used in the investigation of vulnerability and effectiveness of weapon system, however, its
application was limited by the small slenderness ratio and limited materials of target. In order to investigate the damage
effect of KE-rod warhead, this paper, basing on the classic THOR formula, focused on improving the formula of residual
velocity and residual mass. The improved THOR model could predict the residual velocity and residual mass of KE-rod
penetration in the complex conditions, and the predictions were found to be consistent with the experimental numerical
results in the literatures. As the experimental data is limited, for the better validation of the improved formula, the paper
investigated further research and verification of the improvement THOR formula with numerical simulation. Since the
experimental data are limited for hypervelocity impact, comparisons of results between M-THOR with experimental and
numerical data were widely preceded. The error is less than 4.8% for the predicted residual velocity while 5.4% for
predicted residual velocity. The effect of yaw angle in the modified THOR formula was also found to agree quite well
with the reference. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a146425fc75a43dd81515ae84a4676ed2022-12-21T22:37:19ZengEastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of TechnologyJournal of Engineering Science and Technology Review1791-23771791-23772014-04-0172106112Improvement and Simulation of THOR Formula with Yaw AngleJie Wang0Ying-chun Wang1Sheng-qing Zhu2Wei-hua Ren3Tian-lin Niu4Air and Missile Defense College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, ChinaAir and Missile Defense College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, ChinaDepartment of Offshore Engineering, American Bureau of Shipping, SingaporeAir and Missile Defense College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, ChinaAir and Missile Defense College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, ChinaThe THOR formula is widely used in the investigation of vulnerability and effectiveness of weapon system, however, its application was limited by the small slenderness ratio and limited materials of target. In order to investigate the damage effect of KE-rod warhead, this paper, basing on the classic THOR formula, focused on improving the formula of residual velocity and residual mass. The improved THOR model could predict the residual velocity and residual mass of KE-rod penetration in the complex conditions, and the predictions were found to be consistent with the experimental numerical results in the literatures. As the experimental data is limited, for the better validation of the improved formula, the paper investigated further research and verification of the improvement THOR formula with numerical simulation. Since the experimental data are limited for hypervelocity impact, comparisons of results between M-THOR with experimental and numerical data were widely preceded. The error is less than 4.8% for the predicted residual velocity while 5.4% for predicted residual velocity. The effect of yaw angle in the modified THOR formula was also found to agree quite well with the reference.http://www.jestr.org/downloads/Volume7Issue2/fulltext167214.pdfpenetrationprojectiletargetKE-rodyaw angleimprovementcalculation |
| spellingShingle | Jie Wang Ying-chun Wang Sheng-qing Zhu Wei-hua Ren Tian-lin Niu Improvement and Simulation of THOR Formula with Yaw Angle Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review penetration projectile target KE-rod yaw angle improvement calculation |
| title | Improvement and Simulation of THOR Formula with Yaw Angle |
| title_full | Improvement and Simulation of THOR Formula with Yaw Angle |
| title_fullStr | Improvement and Simulation of THOR Formula with Yaw Angle |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improvement and Simulation of THOR Formula with Yaw Angle |
| title_short | Improvement and Simulation of THOR Formula with Yaw Angle |
| title_sort | improvement and simulation of thor formula with yaw angle |
| topic | penetration projectile target KE-rod yaw angle improvement calculation |
| url | http://www.jestr.org/downloads/Volume7Issue2/fulltext167214.pdf |
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