An analytical model for shock wave impact on compressible open-cell foam

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 16 - Trang 287-298 - 2007
M. W. Seitz1, B. W. Skews1
1University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tóm tắt

A simple model is proposed to describe the main features of the complex phenomena that occur when a plane shock wave strikes a open-cell foam block. The complex two-phase interactions can be simplified using the experimental evidence that the foam face may be treated as a contact surface, that the length of the collapsed foam plug grows linearly in time, and that the gas pressure profile in the region between the head of the plug and the undisturbed material may be treated as being pseudo-stationary. These simplifications enable the prominent features of the compression process to be predicted for a variety of foam types. Analytical results for the reflected shock strength, foam front face velocity, transmitted wave velocity and strength, and maximum peak back wall pressures are presented.

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