Savchenko Problem 3.8.8

Physics · mechanics · electromagnetism

Problem

"Plastic" projectiles are used to fight tanks. Explosives when such a projectile strikes a tank are spread over the armor and then explode. The wave generated by the explosion passes through the thickness of the armor and splits off a layer on the inside, flying off at high velocity. Find this velocity and the thickness of the chipped armor layer if the pressure on the armor in the explosion is P = 5⋅\cdot104^4 atm and it acts for time τ\tau = 4⋅\cdot10−6^{-6} s. The speed of sound in the armor is c = 5 km/s, the density of the armor is ρ\rho = 8⋅\cdot103^3 kg/m3^3.

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