Research Article

Analysis of Criteria for Assessing Safety Distance for Focused Warhead Fragments Based on CDEM

Table 1

Some fragmentation damage criteria.

ItemKinetic energy (J)Specific kinetic energy (J/cm2)

Skin breakage9.8
Minor injury2178.6 (US standard for minor injury)
Lethality39 (French standard for lethality)
78 (US standard for lethality)
79 (Germany standard for lethality)
98 (Chinese standard for lethality)160