EXPLOSION RESISTANCE OF WELDED CYLINDRICAL TITANIUM SHELLS

Results are provided for an experimental study of the reaction to inte rnal explosive loading of titanium alloy PT-3V welded cylindrical shel ls filled with air or water. It is established that shell failure deve lops a strong scale effect in the form of a sharp reduction in explosi on resistance with an increase in dimensions. Recommendations are made for weakening the effect of the scale factor and increasing shell exp losion resistance. Semi-empirical equations are obtained which are rec ommended for evaluating explosion deformation parameters for the shell of a cylindrical explosion protection chamber made of titanium alloy.