Quantification of fragmentation capture materials and an assessment of the viability of economical alternatives: a preliminary study

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorRead, James
dc.contributor.authorRitchie, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Laura
dc.contributor.authorThawani, Bonny
dc.contributor.authorBloodworth-Race, Susie
dc.contributor.authorHazael, Rachael
dc.contributor.authorCritchley, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-07T12:35:06Z
dc.date.available2023-09-07T12:35:06Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-11
dc.description.abstractHigh pressure, high temperature events need to be quantified experimentally. Where fragmentation occurs i.e. against Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), there is a requirement for both a reliable and repeatable measurement of numerous experimental metrics. Typically, the most critical is calculating the energy absorbed by the target material, to characterise target performance. This is achieved by detonating a device and capturing a proportion of the fragmentation in a suitable material that can achieve successful recovery of all fragmentation produced. Therefore, allowing the estimation of the target’s response using the depth of penetration within the capture material which allows the calculation of energy absorption. The current standardised fragmentation capture material used within the United Kingdom is known as strawboard. Although effective, this material is both expensive and limited in its availability. This study explores the classification of strawboard to provide a suitable baseline to compare against Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF) and flooring underlay which represent two more economically friendly alternatives on the open market. It was found that the uniformity of response for the MDF material was better than that of strawboard, due to its reproducibility between batches and velocity ranges. To further explore this phenomena, high explosive trials were conducted, further demonstrating MDF to be a viable, reliable, and cheaper alternative.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationRead J, Ritchie T, Brown L, et al., (2023) Quantification of fragmentation capture materials and an assessment of the viability of economical alternatives: a preliminary study, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. Volume 381, Issue 2259, October 2023en_UK
dc.identifier.eissn1471-2962
dc.identifier.issn1364-503X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2022.0348
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/20188
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherThe Royal Societyen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectStrawboarden_UK
dc.subjectMDFen_UK
dc.subjectUnderlayen_UK
dc.subjectFragmentation Capture Materialsen_UK
dc.subjectTrials and Testingen_UK
dc.subjectExplosiveen_UK
dc.subjectBallisticen_UK
dc.titleQuantification of fragmentation capture materials and an assessment of the viability of economical alternatives: a preliminary studyen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Quantification_of_fragmentation_capture_materials-2023.pdf
Size:
8.19 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.63 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Staff publications (CDS)