Selected aspects of modelling a phenomena occurring with very large strain rates on the example of the shaped charge jet stream forming process and explosive formed projectiles

During the process of the shaped charge jet stream formation and creation of the explosive formed projectiles, we have to deal with strain rates reaching level of 107 1/s and strains larger than in other dynamic phenomena. Therefore, the correct numerical analyses of such problems are especially demanding, both in terms of preparation of the numerical model and time needed for obtaining the solution. For their execution, both meshfree and Euler description based computational methods are used. Due to very large deformations and associated with them numerical analyses errors, computational methods based on the Lagrange description are not used. Description of the materials behaviour has to take into account influence of the strain rate in wide range of parameters. In most cases, it is realized by using in computational analyses Johnson-Cook or Steiberg-Green constitutive models. These models provide an accurate description of the material parameters not only in the wide range of strain rates, but also in large scope of strains and temperatures. Article presents results of the numerical analyses concerning the influence of selected numerical and geometric parameters of the system on the process of shaped charge jet stream formation and creation of explosive formed projectile.