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Optimization of penetration into geological and concrete shields by impactor with jet thruster

Gabi Ben-Dor, Anatoly Dubinsky and Tov Elperin

Vol. 3 (2008), No. 4, 707–727
Abstract

High-speed penetration into soil, rock, concrete, and ice by impactors equipped with a jet thruster is optimized using analytical and numerical methods. It is shown that using a jet thruster with optimum burning programs bears considerable promise for increasing the depth of penetration. In this study, we used modified Young’s penetration equations with a smooth approximation of the dependence between the depth of penetration and impact velocity for the description of impactor-shield interaction.

Keywords
rock, concrete, soil, penetration, optimization, jet thruster
Milestones
Received: 13 August 2007
Accepted: 21 January 2008
Published: 1 June 2008
Authors
Gabi Ben-Dor
Pearlstone Center for Aeronautical Engineering Studies
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
P.O. Box 653
Beer-Sheva, 84105
Israel
http://eng2.bgu.ac.il/engineering/profile.aspx?id=juesiMMt
Anatoly Dubinsky
Pearlstone Center for Aeronautical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
P.O. Box 653
Beer-Sheva, 84105
Israel
http://www.bgu.ac.il/~dubin
Tov Elperin
Pearlstone Center for Aeronautical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
P.O. Box 653
Beer-Sheva, 84105
Israel
http://www.bgu.ac.il/me/staff/tov/index.html