Motion features of flying plates of double-layer wedged explosive reactive armor

Based on the research about the flying-plate motion features of the single-layer explosive reactive armor, those of the double-layer explosive reactive armor were systematically analyzed and a model was developed to describe the flyingplate motion features of the double-layer wedged explosive reactive armor. By applying the developed model, the flying-plate motion features of single-layer, double parallel and double-layer wedged explosive reactive armors were theoretically explored and the corresponding action times of the applied fields were calculated, respectively. And the calculated results were verified by flash X-ray tests. The calculated results are in agreement with the experimental results. The applied field action time of the double-parallel explosive reactive armor is five times longer than that of the single-layer explosive reactive armor. And the applied field action time of the double-layer wedged explosive reactive armor is 38 percent longer than that of the double-parallel explosive reactive armor.