INTERACTION FORCES BETWEEN 3BM-9

PROJECTILE AND BARREL BORE

Stanislav Beer, Ngo Tien Sy

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INTERACTION FORCES BETWEEN 3BM-9
PROJECTILE AND BARREL BORE

INTRODUCTION

NUMERICAL SIMULATION

RESULTS

CONCLUSION

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 INTRODUCTION
During projectile motion, under the A
effect of the propellant gases, segments
have the tendency to turn around point A to
make more compression in obturator. It
causes primary reaction Fq. Rear edges of
segments are in contact with inner surface
Figure 1. Projectile 3BM-9
of barrel bore or secondary reaction Fseg to
cause greater barrel bore wear.

Calculation process of interaction

forces of obturator and sabot with barrel bore
are very difficult because of material
deformation state charge. This paper will
analyze interaction process of projectile 3BM-
9 during the movement in the barrel bore
using ANSYS to define interaction forces of
the obturator and discarding sabot segments Figure 2. The barrel bore wear by 3BM-9
on the barrel.
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 NUMERICAL SIMULATION
The 3D model of weapon-
projectile system has been built
according to 2D - drawing
presenting on the Department of
Weapons and Ammunition.
Figure. 3 The finite model of ammunition and weapon system
The finite element model was x 10
8

4.5
set up by ANSYS EXPLICIT and 4
all parts of the model have been 3.5

described by Lagrange grid. 3

pressure [MPa]
The time of solution is as equal as the 2.5

2
time of projectile movement in the barrel
1.5
bore. 1
The pressure gases act on discarding 0.5

sabot segments and barrel bore was 0

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
calculated from internal ballistic. time[s] -3
x 10

Figure 4. internal ballistic of APFSDS projectile 3BM-9

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 NUMERICAL SIMULATION
Property Obturator Barrel bore Segment
Reference Density (g/cm3) 8.93 7.83 7.83
Initial Yield Stress (Mpa) 85 1200 890
Hardening Constant (Mpa) 293 477 675
Strain Rate Constant 0.027 0.018 0.014
Hardening Exponent 0.32 0.30 0.26
Thermal Softening Exponent 1.04 0.64 1.03
Failure, damage constant, D1 0.53 - -
Failure, damage constant, D2 4.88 - -
Failure, damage constant, D3 -3.02 - -
Failure, damage constant, D4 0.014 - -
Failure, damage constant, D5 1.13 - -
Material properties for the Johnson-Cook model.

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 RESULTS
The aim of the paper is to clear interaction forces between obturator,
discarding sabot segments of the 3BM-9 projectile and the inner surface
of barrel bore. Figure 5 presents all surfaces of the obturator marking
symbols F1, F2, F3, F4, Ntot.

Figure. 5 Marking symbols on obturator model.

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 RESULTS
Calculation results 400

350
150

showing that at the beginning of 300

the projectile motion, the 250

100

Stress[Mpa]
Stress[Mpa]
pressure on obturator quickly 200

increases and the stress of 150

50

100

surface F1 is the greatest value. 50

After that, the obturator pressure 0

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

decreases because of the time [s] -3

time [s] -3 x 10
x 10

F6. Equivalent stress on surface F1 F7. Equivalent stress on surface F2

damaged material of obturator. 35 180

160
30

140

After 5 ms from the

25
120
Stress[Mpa]

Stress[Mpa]
20 100

beginning of projectile motion in 15 80

the barrel bore the pressure 10

60

40

increases again, from this time 5

20

the barrel bore wear has wave 0

0 1 2 3
time [s]
4 5
x 10
6
-3
0
0 1 2 3
time [s]
4 5 6
x 10
-3
7

profile. F8. Equivalent stress on surface F3 F9. Equivalent stress on surface F4

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 RESULTS
Segments are 500

kept on the penetrator by

400
the obturator, during the
projectile motion in the 300

barrel bore, the

Stress[Mpa]
200
discarding sabot
segments turn around the 100

point A and the force Ntot

0
is created as a reaction
against the segments -100
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

rotation. time [s] -3

x 10

Figure 10.Normal stress of obturator surface Ntot

The stress is continuous increases to the maximum value of the internal
ballistic that means the obturator is the most elongated at the maximum value of the
internal ballistics.

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 RESULTS
Figure 11 illustrates the rear edge of
segment discarding sabot having symbol
Fseg.
400

350

300

250
Figure. 11 Marking Fseg
Stress[Mpa]

200
on discarding sabot segment
150

100
Figure 12 demonstrates the pressure on
50
this edge increasing to the maximum value
of internal ballistic. To the time 5ms or 3m
0
0 1000 2000 3000
the barrel length [m]
4000
of the barrel length, the pressure on rear
5000 6000

Figure. 12 Stress on rear edge of sabot segment.

edge begins to vibrate strongly and the
pressure vibration responds to wave profile
showing in figure 2.

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 CONCLUSION
Interaction forces between obturator, discarding sabot segment of the projectile and
barrel bore were analyzed in this paper. The effects of obturator, discarding sabot
segment action forces on barrel bore wear and wave profile in muzzle barrel bore
wear. From the research work of this paper, it can be concluded that:
Process pressure of obturator and discarding sabot segment acting on the inner
surface of barrel bore respond to the profile of barrel bore wear and also account for
the wave profile at two-thirds of the last barrel length.
The greatest wear of barrel bore in the maximum value of internal ballistic pressure
is larger than the others because of the discarding sabot segment turn around point A
to cause more compressed obturator. The rear edge of the sabot segment is in contact
with inner surface of the barrel bore to make secondary force acting on barrel bore to
cause more barrel wear.
At the time 5ms of projectile motion or about 3 m of the barrel bore, all calculations
results showing that the segments start vibrating and it explains why the barrel bore
have the wave profile.

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Thank you for your
attention

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