The impact of the coupling relationship between projectile size and yarn dimension on the ballistic performance of plain weave fabric
Aramid fibers, due to their relatively high inter-yarn friction, high strength, high modulus, and other characteristics, have become a typical representative of flexible anti-ballistic materials in modern warfare. Current research on the anti-penetration of aramid fabrics mostly focuses unilaterally...
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| description | Aramid fibers, due to their relatively high inter-yarn friction, high strength, high modulus, and other characteristics, have become a typical representative of flexible anti-ballistic materials in modern warfare. Current research on the anti-penetration of aramid fabrics mostly focuses unilaterally on the structure and performance of aramid fabrics or the shape and size of projectiles, with fewer studies on the coupled effect of both on ballistic performance. This study analyzes how the coupling relationship (or size effect) between the projectile and fiber bundle dimensions affects the fabric ballistic performance from a mesoscopic scale perspective. Taking plain weave aramid fabric as the research object, considering different diameter projectiles, through a large number of ballistic impact tests and numerical simulations, parameters such as ballistic limit velocity, average energy absorption of fabric, and specific energy absorption ratio (average energy absorption of fabric divided by projectile cross-sectional area) are obtained for ballistic performance analysis. The influence law of projectile size on the ballistic performance of high-performance fabrics is as follows: The relative range of fitted ballistic limit velocity at different target positions gradually decreases and then stabilizes as the projectile diameter increases, indicating that the fabric structure effect gradually disappears at a projectile diameter of 12 mm; The average ballistic limit velocity at three impact positions, P1, P2, and P3, provides the corresponding ballistic limit velocity for 1000D aramid fabric, which increases with projectile diameter but the rate of increase slows down at an inflection point, which in this study occurs where the fabric structure effect nearly disappears at a projectile diameter of 12 mm; The energy absorption ratio increases and then decreases as the projectile diameter increases from 4 mm to 20 mm, reaching a peak at the diameter of 12 mm due to the gradual disappearance of the fabric structural effect. The projectile diameter of 12 mm corresponds to the coupling size of 11.159, which provides a size design reference for the macroscopic-based continuum models of aramid plain weave fabrics. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-58b2f32a380947e592a07ef192b7bed12025-01-23T05:26:46ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Defence Technology2214-91472025-01-0143288303The impact of the coupling relationship between projectile size and yarn dimension on the ballistic performance of plain weave fabricKaiying Wang0Xuan Zhou1Wenke Ren2Yiding Wu3Yilei Yu4Yi Zhou5Lizhi Xu6Guangfa Gao7School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, ChinaState Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430079, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China; Corresponding author.School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China; Corresponding author.Aramid fibers, due to their relatively high inter-yarn friction, high strength, high modulus, and other characteristics, have become a typical representative of flexible anti-ballistic materials in modern warfare. Current research on the anti-penetration of aramid fabrics mostly focuses unilaterally on the structure and performance of aramid fabrics or the shape and size of projectiles, with fewer studies on the coupled effect of both on ballistic performance. This study analyzes how the coupling relationship (or size effect) between the projectile and fiber bundle dimensions affects the fabric ballistic performance from a mesoscopic scale perspective. Taking plain weave aramid fabric as the research object, considering different diameter projectiles, through a large number of ballistic impact tests and numerical simulations, parameters such as ballistic limit velocity, average energy absorption of fabric, and specific energy absorption ratio (average energy absorption of fabric divided by projectile cross-sectional area) are obtained for ballistic performance analysis. The influence law of projectile size on the ballistic performance of high-performance fabrics is as follows: The relative range of fitted ballistic limit velocity at different target positions gradually decreases and then stabilizes as the projectile diameter increases, indicating that the fabric structure effect gradually disappears at a projectile diameter of 12 mm; The average ballistic limit velocity at three impact positions, P1, P2, and P3, provides the corresponding ballistic limit velocity for 1000D aramid fabric, which increases with projectile diameter but the rate of increase slows down at an inflection point, which in this study occurs where the fabric structure effect nearly disappears at a projectile diameter of 12 mm; The energy absorption ratio increases and then decreases as the projectile diameter increases from 4 mm to 20 mm, reaching a peak at the diameter of 12 mm due to the gradual disappearance of the fabric structural effect. The projectile diameter of 12 mm corresponds to the coupling size of 11.159, which provides a size design reference for the macroscopic-based continuum models of aramid plain weave fabrics.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914724001582Plain weave fabricBallistic performanceAramid fiberProjectile sizeBallistic experiment |
| spellingShingle | Kaiying Wang Xuan Zhou Wenke Ren Yiding Wu Yilei Yu Yi Zhou Lizhi Xu Guangfa Gao The impact of the coupling relationship between projectile size and yarn dimension on the ballistic performance of plain weave fabric Defence Technology Plain weave fabric Ballistic performance Aramid fiber Projectile size Ballistic experiment |
| title | The impact of the coupling relationship between projectile size and yarn dimension on the ballistic performance of plain weave fabric |
| title_full | The impact of the coupling relationship between projectile size and yarn dimension on the ballistic performance of plain weave fabric |
| title_fullStr | The impact of the coupling relationship between projectile size and yarn dimension on the ballistic performance of plain weave fabric |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of the coupling relationship between projectile size and yarn dimension on the ballistic performance of plain weave fabric |
| title_short | The impact of the coupling relationship between projectile size and yarn dimension on the ballistic performance of plain weave fabric |
| title_sort | impact of the coupling relationship between projectile size and yarn dimension on the ballistic performance of plain weave fabric |
| topic | Plain weave fabric Ballistic performance Aramid fiber Projectile size Ballistic experiment |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914724001582 |
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