The experimental fire of flat head projectile into ballistic gel

Determining the amount of destruction and the intensity of injuries are both important and critical issues. Also, having a good understanding and full knowledge of the process of the penetration of rigid projectile into living targets can help designers in offensive and defensive points of view. In this research a total of 4 shots were fired. The shots were fired using flat head projectiles at different velocities. Also to simulate the penetration of a projectile into gelatin, the software requires the equation of state and the modeling coefficients of the gelatin. Therefore, the mechanical properties needed for the simulation were determined using a number of mechanical tests on the gelatin specimens including Split-Hopkinson pressure bar and the quasi-static compression tests. Finally, the process was simulated using finite element software, and the effects of different parameters on the process were discussed.