Shaped charge warhead and a method for producing said warhead
AssigneeTechdyn Engineering Societa' A Responsabilita' Limitata—Azienda Spin-Off Accademico Dell'universita' Degli Studi Di Cassino
InventorsNicola Bonora, Gianluca Iannitti, Andrew Ruggiero, Gabriel Testa
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Abstract
Described is a shaped charge warhead comprising an axially symmetric fragmentation casing designed to define a containment space and having in a base portion a casting hole for the explosive, a detonator housed in the casting hole and a conical liner of the shaped charge positioned inside the containment space. The casing and the conical or hemispherical liner, with a variable thickness, if necessary, are made in a single piece. The casing extends along a respective axis of extension in such a way as to also define a standoff of the charged warhead.
Claims9
A shaped charge warhead comprising:
- an axially symmetric casing configured to define a containment space and having in a base portion with a casting hole for an explosive;
- a detonator housed in said casting hole;
- a conical or hemispherical shaped charge liner positioned inside the containment space;
- said casing and said conical or hemispherical shaped charge liner being configured monolithically in a single body, said casing extending along a respective axis of extension to also define a standoff of the shaped charge warhead;
- wherein said conical or hemispherical shaped charge liner has a structure with cellular partitions, each of the cellular partitions containing non-sintered powder.
A production method for producing a shaped charge warhead, comprising the steps of:
- providing a shaped charge warhead comprising:
- an axially symmetric cylindrical casing configured to define a containment space and having a base portion with a casting hole for an explosive;
- a detonator housed in said casting hole;
- a conical shaped charge liner positioned inside the containment space;
- said casing and said conical shaped charge liner being configured monolithically in a single body, said cylindrical casing extending along a respective axis of extension to also define a standoff of the shaped charge warhead;
- wherein said conical shaped charge liner has a structure with cellular partitions, each of the cellular partitions containing non-sintered powder;
- making the cylindrical casing and the conical shaped charge liner in the monolithic single body using an additive manufacturing technique;
- introducing the explosive through said casting hole of the cylindrical casing in a space formed between said cylindrical casing and said conical shaped charge liner;
- closing said casting hole housing the detonator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.