Fragmentation of Millimeter-Size Hypervelocity Projectiles on Combined Mesh-Plate Bumpers

Figure 8

Impact of an aluminum projectile on a combined aluminum mesh-aluminum plate bumper (projectile aligned with crossover point): (a) ; (b)  μs; (c)  μs. Central fragment reaches the control section about 0.13 μs later (~2.7 μs).

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