scholarly journals A probabilistic approach to modeling collisions with thin barriers

2019 ◽  
Vol 221 ◽  
pp. 01039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey Pashkov

In many fracture problems, fragmentation is essentially a probabilistic process, which is determined by the stochastic nature of the distribution of inhomogeneities of the internal structure of material. The probabilistic approach is described, which allows us to model structural heterogeneities of the material in a simple form, practically without any complication of the model and additional experiments. Using experimental data and numerical simulation results, it is shown that the introduction of only one additional parameter (dispersion of the strength properties distribution) into the material model makes it possible to give a probabilistic character to the crack formation process at any scale level, which corresponds to theoretical concepts and experimental data. Distribution of materials strength characteristics (according to the selected distribution law) in the cells of the computational domain is used for initial heterogeneities and materials structure defects modeling. It is shown that the number and size of the “petals” at the penetration of thin barriers depend of the speed of the projectile and the strength characteristics of the barrier.

Author(s):  
Sergey V Pashkov ◽  
Sergey A Zelepugin

The paper represents a probabilistic approach to the finite element modelling of dynamic fracture problems. It is proposed to model internal structural defects and inhomogeneities using the spatial distribution of strength characteristics according to the normal distribution law. The probabilistic approach to modelling dynamic fracture is provided by the introduction of one additional parameter – the dispersion in the distribution of strength material properties. This approach provides the probabilistic nature to the initiation and development of cracks in the material at any scale level: macro, meso and micro level. There are no restrictions on the size of computational mesh and elements, the fracture criterion and the material models to apply this approach. The probabilistic approach is also applicable to multilevel modelling using the appropriate distribution of inhomogeneities. This approach does not require a detailed study of the material structure, which enhances the predictive nature of computations. The numerical results of exploding cylinder tests and the penetration of thin targets by a projectile are presented. Numerical results are in good qualitative and quantitative agreement with experimental data.


Author(s):  
S. V. Tsvetkov ◽  

The article presents data on the results of modeling the strength properties of concrete under biaxial compression with tension. The model is developed on the basis of the analysis of the problems theory of percolation. The strength of the lattice nodes is determined by the results of unixial tests of concrete under compressive load. The elements of the structure are modeled by random variables distributed according to the normal distribution law. From the analysis of the model, there are presented the results indicating the influence of the order of applying the loads of different signs on the final results. The simulation results are compared with experimental data.


2018 ◽  
Vol 84 (10) ◽  
pp. 23-28
Author(s):  
D. A. Golentsov ◽  
A. G. Gulin ◽  
Vladimir A. Likhter ◽  
K. E. Ulybyshev

Destruction of bodies is accompanied by formation of both large and microscopic fragments. Numerous experiments on the rupture of different samples show that those fragments carry a positive electric charge. his phenomenon is of interest from the viewpoint of its potential application to contactless diagnostics of the early stage of destruction of the elements in various technical devices. However, the lack of understanding the nature of this phenomenon restricts the possibility of its practical applications. Experimental studies were carried out using an apparatus that allowed direct measurements of the total charge of the microparticles formed upon sample rupture and determination of their size and quantity. The results of rupture tests of duralumin and electrical steel showed that the size of microparticles is several tens of microns, the particle charge per particle is on the order of 10–14 C, and their amount can be estimated as the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the sample at the point of discontinuity to the square of the microparticle size. A model of charge formation on the microparticles is developed proceeding from the experimental data and current concept of the electron gas in metals. The model makes it possible to determine the charge of the microparticle using data on the particle size and mechanical and electrical properties of the material. Model estimates of the total charge of particles show order-of-magnitude agreement with the experimental data.


Author(s):  
V. I. Kostylev ◽  
B. Z. Margolin

The main features of shallow cracks fracture are considered, and a brief analysis of methods allowing to predict the temperature dependence of the fracture toughness KJC (T) for specimens with shallow cracks is given. These methods include DA-method, (JQ)-method, (J-T)-method, “local methods” with its multiparameter probabilistic approach, GP method uses power approach, and also two engineering methods – RMSC (Russian Method for Shallow Crack) and EMSC (European Method for Shallow Crack). On the basis of 13 sets of experimental data for national and foreign steels, a detailed verification and comparative analysis of these two engineering methods were carried out on the materials of the VVER and PWR nuclear reactor vessels considering the effect of shallow cracks.


Data in Brief ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 106954
Author(s):  
Costas A. Anagnostopoulos ◽  
Denis Cabja ◽  
Chrysi A. Papadimitriou

2021 ◽  
pp. 48-53
Author(s):  
I. V. Zyryanov ◽  
A. N. Akishev ◽  
I. B. Bokiy ◽  
N. M. Sherstyuk

A specific feature of open pit mining of diamond deposits in Western Yakutia is the construction of the open pits in the zone of negative ambient temperatures, which includes thick permafrost rock mass, and which is at the same time complicated by the influence of cryogenic processes on deformation of pit wall benches. The paper presents the comparative analysis of strength characteristics in frozen and thawed rocks, stability of benches during mining, the general geomechanical approach to the determination of parameters of non-mining walls of the ultra-deep open pit diamond mines, and the parameters of nonmining walls and benches. Optimization of open pit wall configuration should primarily be based on the maximum utilization of the strength properties of frozen rocks in combination with the development of new approaches, calculation schemes and methods for assessing stability of open pit walls and benches of unconventional design, including the non-mining vertical benches. The main design characteristic that determines the parameters of open pit walls is the structural tectonic relaxation coefficient, which specifies the calculated value of cohesion in rock mass. For the diamond deposits, the values of the structural relaxation coefficient were obtained in a series of field tests and back calculations. Full-scale tests were carried out both during exploration operations in underground mines and in open pits. The accuracy of determining the values of the structural relaxation coefficient in the range of 0.085–0.11 is confirmed by the parameters of non-mining walls in an open pit mine 385–640 m deep, with overall slope angles of 38–55° and a steeper H 0.35–0.5 lower part having the slope angle of up to 70° with average strength characteristics of 7.85–11.84 MPa and the internal friction angle of 28.1–37.4°. Using the natural load-bearing capacity of rock mass to the full advantage, which the values of the structural relaxation coefficient of deposits show, allows optimization of open pit wall slope design and minimization of stripping operations.


Author(s):  
Игорь Иванович Потапов ◽  
Ольга Владимировна Решетникова

В работе для моделирования движения сыпучей среды используется метод сглаженных частиц. Для аппроксимации искомых функций предложено новое составное ядро малой связности. Основой для разработки ядра послужило требование к условию о сохранении плотности единичной SPH-частицы. Выполнение данного условия позволяет правильно моделировать поле плотности на границах расчетной области, а также в случаях структурных изменений каркаса гранулированных частиц сыпучей среды. Из анализа решения задачи гидростатики методом SPH получена оценка значения масштаба сглаживающей длины ядра для двумерного случая. Выполнен расчет процесса обрушения гранулированного “столба” и проведено сравнение полученных численных результатов моделирования с экспериментальными данными. The purpose of the study is to improve the practice of the SPH methodology which is applied for modelling of movement in the various media. The basis of the SPH-approximation of the function fields is formed by the forms of the smoothing kernel and its derivatives. Popular forms of smoothing kernels are characterized by the presence of significant fatal approximation errors when modelling granular media. Methodology. The state of granular medium is described by the classical motion and mass conservation equations. Each granule of the medium corresponds to a separate SPH particle. To approximate the density and pressure fields in the SPH particle, a new combination of the smoothing core and its first derivative forms is proposed. Results. The proposed new composite core fulfills the conditions of mass conservation and density recovery in the particle during SPH modeling. It is shown that the new composite core is characterized by a minimum error of pressure gradient approximation - about 2%. A new estimate for the velocity of propagation of an elastic wave in a medium, sufficient to obtain a correct numerical solution, is proposed. A comparative analysis of the obtained solutions with experimental data is made. Findings. The proposed composite shape of the smoothing kernel allows correct simulation of the motion of a granular medium by the SPH method. Its compactness (unit smoothing radius and unit smoothing length) makes it possible to correctly reconstruct the density field at the boundaries of the computational domain and in cases of structural changes in the framework of the granular medium. The numerical solution of the problem of the collapse of a column of granules obtained using the proposed composite core shows good agreement with experimental data.


Author(s):  
Andreas Jeromin ◽  
Christian Eichler ◽  
Berthold Noll ◽  
Manfred Aigner

Numerical predictions of conjugate heat transfer on an effusion cooled flat plate were performed and compared to detailed experimental data. The commercial package CFX® is used as flow solver. The effusion holes in the referenced experiment had an inclination angle of 17 degrees and were distributed in a staggered array of 7 rows. The geometry and boundary conditions in the experiments were derived from modern gas turbine combustors. The computational domain contains a plenum chamber for coolant supply, a solid wall and the main flow duct. Conjugate heat transfer conditions are applied in order to couple the heat fluxes between the fluid region and the solid wall. The fluid domain contains 2.4 million nodes, the solid domain 300,000 nodes. Turbulence modeling is provided by the SST turbulence model which allows the resolution of the laminar sublayer without wall functions. The numerical predictions of velocity and temperature distributions at certain locations show significant differences to the experimental data in velocity and temperature profiles. It is assumed that this behavior is due to inappropriate modeling of turbulence especially in the effusion hole. Nonetheless, the numerically predicted heat transfer coefficients are in good agreement with the experimental data at low blowing ratios.


Author(s):  
Tom Gerhard ◽  
Michael Sturm ◽  
Thomas H. Carolus

State-of-the-art wind turbine performance prediction is mainly based on semi-analytical models, incorporating blade element momentum (BEM) analysis and empirical models. Full numerical simulation methods can yield the performance of a wind turbine without empirical assumptions. Inherent difficulties are the large computational domain required to capture all effects of the unbounded ambient flow field and the fact that the boundary layer on the blade may be transitional. A modified turbine design method in terms of the velocity triangles, Euler’s turbine equation and BEM is developed. Lift and drag coefficients are obtained from XFOIL, an open source 2D design and analysis tool for subcritical airfoils. A 3 m diameter horizontal axis wind turbine rotor was designed and manufactured. The flow field is predicted by means of a Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes simulation. Two turbulence models were utilized: (i) a standard k-ω-SST model, (ii) a laminar/turbulent transition model. The manufactured turbine is placed on the rooftop of the University of Siegen. Three wind anemometers and wind direction sensors are arranged around the turbine. The torque is derived from electric power and the rotational speed via a calibrated grid-connected generator. The agreement between the analytically and CFD-predicted kinematic quantities up- and downstream of the rotor disc is quite satisfactory. However, the blade section drag to lift ratio and hence the power coefficient vary with the turbulence model chosen. Moreover, the experimentally determined power coefficient is considerably lower as predicted by all methods. However, this conclusion is somewhat preliminary since the existing experimental data set needs to be extended.


Author(s):  
V. I. Lukin

Scandium in aluminum alloys behaves as the most efficient modifier of the structure of the material and as an agent suppressing recrystallization. This unique behavior of scandium in alloys of the Al-Mg system greatly increases the strength characteristics, whilst retaining on a higher level the ductility and processing properties of deformed semi-finished products. This article describes the effect of complex alloying the Al-6.3% Mg alloy with scandium, manganese and zirconium on the weldability and strength properties of the material is of considerable scientific and practical importance.Investigations.


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