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Acta Armamentarii ›› 2024, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (11): 3892-3902.doi: 10.12382/bgxb.2023.0936

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Investigating the Shockwave Collision of Different Metals Driven by Two-point Lateral Symmetric Initiation

REN Guowu, KANG Huaipu, ZHANG Shaolong, ZHANG Chongyu*(), CHEN Yongtao, TANG Tiegang   

  1. Institute of Fluid Physics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621999, Sichuan, China
  • Received:2023-10-10 Online:2024-01-12
  • Contact: ZHANG Chongyu

Abstract:

The initial interactions of oblique shockwaves in metal samples under symmetric detonation loading is studied for the analysis of its subsequent dynamic evolution and failure mechanisms. Prior experimental and numerical investigations primarily centered on the dynamic process at later stage and initial interactions of shockwaves within the metal are very scarce to be examined. The dynamic characteristics of metal lead(Pb), oxygen-free high-conductive copper (Cu-OFHC) and W-Ni-Fe alloy(W4Ni2Fe) impacted by two oblique shockwaves are investigated using the shockwave polar theory and numerical simulations. Based on the shockwave polar theory and the Hugoniot equation of state, the critical conditions of the transition from regular reflection to Mach reflection for the shockwave reflections of three metals above are obtained to predict their reflection characteristics in the numerical simulations. The numerical results show that Mach reflection occurs in all three metals, which is consistent with the theoretical predictions. Through the comparative analysis of transverse pressure profiles in the same region of the three metals, it is found that the Mach stem for Pb is much wider than those of Cu-OFHC and W4Ni2Fe, and the three-wave loading region formed by the incident shockwave, Mach stem and reflected shockwave in Pb is also larger than those in the latter two. The fundamental origin stems from the lower sound velocity for metal Pb. For the three metals, the ultimate width of Mach stem is estimated and the dynamic behavior in the collision zone is discussed based on the free-surface velocity profile and decison criteria. Finally, based on the pressure and free-surface velocity profile, a symmetric oblique shockwave collision dynamics model is established, laying the fundamental theory on elucidating the dynamic behavior of metal.

Key words: oblique shockwave, symmetrical initiation, Mach reflection, polar curve, numerical simulation

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