METHOD FOR DETERMINING AMMUNITION FUGACITY CHARACTERISTICS Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC F42B35/00 G01N33/22 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: method of determining characteristics of fugacity of ammunition includes generation of air blast wave (ABW) by means of explosion of ammunition, detecting change in geometrical characteristics of a witness object, subject to action of ABW, and subsequent determination of fugacity characteristics. Witness-object used is a horizontal platform having a layer of deformable material with given mechanical properties. Result of exposure to ABW with subsequent determination of fugacity characteristics is measured by means of video recording and/or by change of penetration characteristics of witness material. Witness material used is deformable material with elastic properties, liquid highly viscous material or irreversibly deformable material. Layer of deformable witness material can be performed in form of an elastic membrane or in form of multiple elastic elements of limited width crossing in centre of platform.

EFFECT: invention increases accuracy of determining shock-wave characteristics of surface explosions.

6 cl, 6 dwg