Research on Law of Sympathetic Detonation of Typical Charge Subjected to Underwater Explosion

Aiming at typical charge in shell, a finite element analysis (FEA) model of sympathetic detonation of typical charge subjected to underwater explosion is established using the simulation software ANSYS/LS_DYNA. The distance of sympathetic detonation and the distance of safety are achieved by calculation, and a prototype ammunition is manu-factured for underwater sympathetic detonation experiment. The experimental result indicates that the FEA model can describe the underwater sympathetic detonation of charge in shell effectively, and that explosive pressure and bubble period can be used to estimate the occurrence of sympathetic detonation of acceptor charge. Based on the theoretical analysis of underwater sympathetic detonation, the warhead security of typical underwater weapon is estimated accord-ing to the experiment result. This study may give a reference for the safety design and the destroy ability evaluation of underwater weapon warhead.