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Explosive fragmentation of liquids in spherical geometry

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Date
05/2017
Author
Milne, Alexander Mitchell
Longbottom, Aaron William
Frost, David
Loiseau, Jason
Goroshin, Samuel
Petel, Oren
Keywords
Experiment
Modelling
Explosion
Fragmentation
QA Mathematics
QC Physics
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Abstract
Rapid acceleration of a spherical shell of liquid following detonation of a high explosive causes the liquid to form fine jets that are similar in appearance to the particle jets that are formed during explosive dispersal of a packed layer of solid particles. Of particular interest is determining the dependence of the scale of the jet-like structures on the physical parameters of the system, including the fluid properties (e.g., density, viscosity, surface tension) and the ratio of the mass of the liquid to that of the explosive. The present paper presents computational results from a multi-material hydrocode describing the dynamics of the explosive dispersal process. The computations are used to track the overall features of the dispersal of the liquid layer, including the wave dynamics, and motion of the spall and accretion layers. The results are compared with experimental results of spherical charges surrounded by a variety of different fluids, including water, glycerol, ethanol, and vegetable oil, which together encompass a significant range of fluid properties. The results show that the number of jet structures is not sensitive to the fluid properties, but primarily dependent on the mass ratio. Above a certain mass ratio of liquid fill to explosive burster (F/B), the number of jets is approximately constant and consistent with an empirical model based on the maximum thickness of the accretion layer. For small values of F/B, the number of liquid jets is reduced, in contrast with explosive powder dispersal, where small F/B yields a larger number of particle jets. A hypothetical explanation of these features based on nucleation of cavitation is explored numerically.
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Milne , A M , Longbottom , A W , Frost , D , Loiseau , J , Goroshin , S & Petel , O 2017 , ' Explosive fragmentation of liquids in spherical geometry ' , Shock Waves , vol. 27 , no. 3 , pp. 383-393 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-016-0671-y
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Shock Waves
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-016-0671-y
ISSN
0938-1287
Type
Journal article
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© The Author(s) 2016. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/9116

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