New Kevlar (Nular)

Sydney Matinga
May 19
4 min read

Updated: 3 days ago

To meet the critical demands of the modern theatre of war, a new type of body armour to outclass Kevlar is required. Since the breaches seen on the battlefield in various conflicts, including the work of the contraversial assailant Arkan, the material has required a superior update. That day is today.

Development

All inital conditions have been and can be referenced from Google Search. Please technically audit the intial conditions similarly cosnidering the life preservation purpose of the product. Body Armour is exhibited as a development case study. It can be used as armour plating for vehicles and structures which are purposed for human or personnel protection. The development methodology in the case study is the basis of a calculator for all dimensions of nular for various applications.

Nylon of 0.15 mm for thinnest, abundant nylon fishing line (an existing, finished product). It is the strongest ploymer with respect to tensile strength, readily available on the global market. Nylon outperforms polethylene and polyester in that regard.

An examination of the target material and its worst conventional opponent is outlined below.

Target Load - Nylon (0.15 mm)

diameter = 0.15 mm

= 1.5 * 10 ^ -4 m

length = 1 m

breaking conditions ---> breakage at 4.5 kg for 10 m length

---> breakage at 4.5 * 10 ^ -1 kg for 1 m length

A = Pi rad ^ 1 * d ^ 1 ---> 2 dimensions (2 powers) ---> dimensions of Area

~ Pi * d

A = Pi * ( 1.5 * 10 ^ -4 m ) ^ 2

~ 7.07 * 10 ^ -8 m^2

Projectile - M16 Bullet

M16 round exit energy = 2 * 10 ^ 3 J

Bullet rifle breach distance

d [range] = 1 m

F = W / d

p = F / A [ bullet section ]

= A [ bullet section ] * W / d [ range ]

= Pi * d [ diameter ] * W / d [ range ]

d [ diameter ] = 5.7 mm

= 5.7 * 10 ^ 3 m

A [bullet section] = Pi * ( 5.7 * 10 ^ -3 m ) ^ 2

pressure of bullet at 1 m and 5.7 mm bullet diameter

p [bullet section] = Pi rad * ( 5.7 * 10 ^ -3 m ) * ( 2 * 10 ^ 3 J ) / 1 m

~ (Pi m )* 5.7 * ( 10 ^ -3 m ) * ( 2 * 10 ^ 3 J ) / 1 m

p [bullet section] = 3.5814 156 3 * 10 ^ 4 atm

p [nylon sheet breach] = 1.973 85 * 10 ^ 2 atm

p [bullet] : p [nylon sheeting]

sheeting density/thread diameter --->

n [ sheet component ] ~ layers of nylon sheeting ( 0.15 mm )

sheet component = 3.581 4 15 63 * 10 ^ 4 atm / 1.973 85 * 10 ^ 2 atm

~ 182 sheets

d [thickness] = 30 mm

= ( n [sheet component] / mm) * d [thickness]

= ( 182 sheets /mm ) * 30 mm

= (3 * 10 ^ -2 m) * ( 1.82 * 10 ^ 2 sheets )/m

= 54.6 sheets

~ 55 sheets

For margin of safety,

d [thickness] = n [sheet component] * 1.5 ---> 50% increase in material reinforcement

= 55 sheets * 1.5

= 83.5

~ 85 sheets

d [thickness] = 85 sheets / [( n [sheet component] / mm)

= ( 1.5 ^ 10 ^ -4 m ) * ( 85 sheets ) / [( n [sheet component]

= 0.01275m

~ 130 mm

Manufacture of Body Armour

For ease of manufacturing automation see the article, Analague Robotics, in this blogsite.

For best fabric effects turn the fabric at normal, square facing weave, followed by 45°, diagonal placement and repeat the sequence until 85 sheets is reached. For full material reinforcement, immerse the fabric in 132 mm of nylon liquid, to solidify the fabric and the liquid into Nular armour.
The fabric armour may be cut into pieces to produce an articulated, flexible exoskeleton for the torso and neck. Breathable, elastane knitted cotton would be the best lining - similar to Explorer™ socks, Australia. Helmets would be twice as thick and lined only with softer, breathable microfibre.

To avoid shrapnel to the wearer's head, do not include any metal, including with the PVC strap clips. Helmets must be completely spherical to deflect the most pressure, as shells do in nature, and they must cover the ears to prevent shell shock.
The shoulder zone should be protected by four moderately plates to form a shoulder flange.
Torso armour should be comprised 4 top to bottom overlapping rows by two colums of plating for the front and back of the torso. They in turn are covered by two rowed, singular column vertical pieces of armour to cover the sternum to above the belt buckle point, with a width of 1/3 of exposed area.

A mirror image plating schema would be placed at the back. They must tesselate to meet at the same cleave points as the underlying armour plating, for further flexibility. The plates would have support holes drilled into them and be held in place together by independently double threaded (for redundancy) shark fishing line.

Manufactures 4 sizes. They are for taller and shorter personnel. Cross tabulate that with broader and narrower builds.
The side cleave will be exposed, yet of extremely low targeting value. The neck would have a 4 piece mandarin collar brace to reach from a lowered head position to just under to open crew neck collar of the torso armour.
The final layer is a thickly nitted, high neck nylon vest similar to a sleeveless, lightly quilted utility parker jacket (to support, protect and camouflage the armour. It will also assist in projectile resistance.
It will be worth manufacturing for both taller and shorter personnel.
Test the product on a shooting range, with a new and test-passed M16 weapon.