Sympathetic Detonation Reaction Behavior of a Fuze Explosive Train

Insensitive munition assessments are required to carry out sympathetic detonation experiments, in which detonation of an explosive charge triggers detonation of another, and a chain reaction subsequency starts. In this paper, a numerical simulation method is developed to predict the sympathetic detonation behavior of fuze explosive trains, which includes the ignition and growth model, the Jones–Wilkins–Lee equations of state, and the constitutive relationship. The sympathetic detonation behaviors of a fuze is studied for a single donor and a single acceptor. The causes of sympathetic detonation of the fuze explosive trains are analyzed for different fragment and shock wave loading conditions. A sympathetic detonation criterion in different modes of loading is established, which provides a theoretical model for predicting the relationship between the detonation sequence and the placement distance of the fuze. The conclusions obtained in this paper can provide a reference for studying sympathetic detonation of fuze conditions.