Research Article

Numerical Study on the Explosive Separation of Pyrotechnic Cutter

Table 6

Numerical simulation results for a pyrotechnic cutter with a connecting rod with the diameter of 5 mm for different spacing values.

Spacing (mm)Diameter of connecting rod (mm)Cutting start time T (ms)Cutting start velocity V (m/s)Cutting completion time t (ms)Cutting completion velocity V (m/s)

5.550.02334.790.16030.06
6.550.05046.640.15343.31
7.550.06857.890.14949.64
8.550.08663.340.16355.32