The research for characters of detonated rupture disks used in rarefaction wave gun for test

• Main Authors: Wang Jian, Bu Pengfei, Ruan Wenjun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-06-01
• Series: Advances in Mechanical Engineering
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1177/16878140211022879

In this paper, numerical and experimental analysis were carried out to study the characters of the detonated rupture disks used in rarefaction wave gun for test. The pressure bearing capacity and cutting blasting ability of the disks were studied in detail. The research results showed that the designed detonated rupture disks could withstand the maximum pressure of 140 MPa or more during launch process. The central detonating spoke had an annular cutting depth of about 1.3 mm. It was not the shearing deformation at the supporting edge but the excessive tensile deformation at the middle position that led to the failure. The disk was cut and destroyed as a whole satisfyingly, so the rationality and feasibility of the detonated rupture disks used in rarefaction wave gun for test were verified, which could provide a reference for the development of rarefaction wave artillery and similar low recoil weapons.