Research on non-cohesive jet formed by Zr-based amorphous alloys

The shaped charge jet formation of a Zr-based amorphous alloy and the applicability of different numerical algorithms to describe the jet formed were experimentally and numerically investigated. X-ray experiments were performed to study jet characteristics. The numerical results for the Zr-based amorphous alloy jet formed via the Euler and smooth particle hydrodynamics (SPH) algorithms were compared and analyzed using the Autodyn hydrocode. Particle motion was examined based on material properties. The Zr-based amorphous alloy formed a noncohesive jet driven by an 8701 explosive. Both the Euler and SPH algorithms achieved high accuracy for the determination of jet velocity. When the improved Johnson-Holmquist constitutive model (JH-2) was used, numerical results confirmed the model’s suitability for the Zr-based amorphous alloy. The Euler algorithm effectively reflected jet shape within a short computing time, whereas the SPH algorithm was highly suitable for showing the shape of the jet tail within a long computing time. In the 3D Euler model, the flared jet mouth indicated radial particle dispersion; however, in the 2D model, particle dispersion in the head was directly observed by using the JH-2 material model. The brittle fracture of the material reduced the proportion of particles near the liner apex forming a jet. Furthermore, a new method in which stagnation pressure was used to predict jet formation and its coherence was proposed since the collapse angle was difficult to obtain.