The effect of rod nose shape on the internal flow fields during the ballistic penetration of sand

Abstract This paper discusses the technique of Digital Speckle Radiography (DSR) and its application to the measurement of the internal flow fields in penetration of sand by long-rod projectiles at velocities up to 200 m/s. Three different rod nose shapes were studied: flat-ended, ogive-2, and hemispherical. Impacts performed on gelatine and concrete gave significantly different displacement fields to sand. Sand, therefore, cannot either be modelled as a fluid or as a conventional solid. Simulations performed using a code written by two of the authors (Bobaru and Promratana) showed that the velocity distribution has a very different appearance to the force distribution. This suggests that processes such as reorganisation, sliding and void filling take place, allowing the grains to move in directions other than the applied force. The resulting velocity distribution bears a strong resemblance to the experimentally measured displacement fields.

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