Evaluation of effectiveness of polymer coatings in reducing blast-induced deformation of steel plates

Incorporating elastomers such as polymers in protective structures to withstand high energetic dynamic loads, has gained significant interest. The main objective of this study is to investigate the influence of a Polyurea coating towards the blast-induced response in steel plates. As such, Polyurea coated steel plates were tested under near-field blast loads, produced by the detonation of 1 kg of spherical nitromethane charges, at a standoff distance of 150 mm. Mild steel (XLERPLATE 350) and high-strength steel (BIS80) plates with thicknesses of 10 mm were Polyurea coated with thicknesses of 6 mm and 12 mm on either the front (facing the charge) or the back face. The deformation profiles were measured using 3D scanning. Numerical simulations were performed using the non-linear finite element code LS-DYNA. The strain-dependent behaviour of the steel and Polyurea were represented by Johnson-cook and Money-Rivlin constitutive models, respectively. The numerical models were validated by comparing the plate deflection results obtained from the experiments and were then used in the subsequent parametric study to investigate the optimum thickness of the Polyurea coating. The results indicate that back face coating contributes towards an approximately 20% reduction in the residual deformation as well as the absence of melting of the Polyurea layer, while the front-face coating can be used a means of providing additional standoff distance to the steel plates.     

通气空泡与超音速尾喷流耦合作用实验研究

基于开放式水洞,构建了通气空泡与超音速尾喷流耦合作用实验系统。设计了四种可变长度实验模型,重点研究射流与通气空泡相对位置对空泡射流耦合作用机理的影响。针对不同外形实验模型,改变通气流量和射流流量,获得了不同工况下空泡界面瞬态演化规律。通过实验,观察到射流完全补气、射流部分泄气、射流完全泄气三种不同耦合作用模式。进一步结合实验数据和Paryshev理论分析,建立了不同模式下临界转变条件和空泡尺度计算模型。当≤0.1 时,空泡长度可用经典空泡经验公式来描述;当0.1<<1.5 时,空泡长度分为模型长度和尾部空泡长度两部分,而尾部空泡长度只与无量纲动量比有关;当 ≥1.5时,空泡闭合在喷管出口,空泡长度与模型长度相等。