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http://dx.doi.org/10.9709/JKSS.2019.28.1.109

Calculation of the Minimum Charge Weight Required for 100% Personnel Target Lethality inside a Room with a Square Base  

Han, Minsung (Agency for Defense Development)
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Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation / v.28, no.1, 2019 , pp. 109-115 More about this Journal
Abstract
The probability of lethality of personnel targets inside a room is a key issue at assessing effectiveness of a weapon system. In this study, the minimum charge weight to achieve 100% lethality of personnel targets inside a box-type room is proposed at each side length of a base of a room. A fast running blast wave model is used to simulate the pressure-time histories of the blast generated by an internal explosion inside a room, and Axelsson SP method is used to evaluate the lethality of personnel targets under the blast. 176 different internal explosion scenarios are simulated for cases of TNT weights ranging from 20kg to 170kg inside a room whose square base has a side length ranging from 5m to 15m. A linear model and a charge-density model were developed to predict the minimum charge weight to achieve 100% lethality inside a room given a length of a base of a room.
Keywords
Weaponeering; Internal Explosion; Blast; Blast Injury;
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