Download or read book Fundamentals of Shaped Charges written by William P. Walters and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1989 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the art and science of developing shaped charges. Presents the history of shaped charges, the principles governing their design, and a variety of example applications. Includes discussion of Gurney and Taylor methods, jet formation, the visco-plastic model, jet penetration, fabrication, computational aspects, and how to design shaped charges for different applications. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR