Experimental and numerical investigation on the shock resistance of honeycomb rubber coatings subjected to underwater explosion

Author(s):  
Feng Xiao ◽  
Yong Chen ◽  
Hongxing Hua ◽  
Dawei Zhu
Author(s):  
Chen Pan ◽  
Wei Qiang ◽  
Liu Zhizhong ◽  
Wang Guan

Abstract The response of ship equipment under non-contact underwater explosion shock loading was one of the main loadings of equipment. In order to cut down mechanical noise caused by mechanical equipment, vibration isolation measures, such as floating raft, vibration isolation, were widely used on noise mechanical equipments in acoustical stealth of ship, vibration isolation can reduce the vibration transfer to install base effectively, while the anti-shock resistance of vibration isolation and the equipment was important synchronously, as for the response of the equipment on vibration isolation, especially the actual response of the vibration isolation with piping system under shock loading. In this paper, the research on the response of vibration isolation, equipment, flexible piping and piping under underwater explosion shock loading were considered together, and the response of vibration isolation under shock load was analyzed with different piping arrangement. Found that the piping system has a significant impact on the response of the equipment under horizontal impact, but almost all equipments were assessed in experiment without considering the piping system. With the precondition of the effect of vibration isolation, a more rigid flexible pipe can be taken was benefit to the anti-shock resistance of vibration isolation.


2014 ◽  
Vol 945-949 ◽  
pp. 1180-1184
Author(s):  
Yao Guo Xie

A finite element model ships, for example design test condition of the underwater explosion, selection of explosive package quantity is 1000KG TNT, the explosive location along the direction of the ship with the bow, midship and stern, the angle of attack in three exploded cross section have 90 degrees, 60 degrees, 45 degrees, 30 degrees and 0 degrees. According to the current standard to calculate the ship damage radius, critical radius and safety radius of specific values under the effect of underwater explosion, interpolation calculation and draw the envelope. Analysis shows that the vitality of ships and shock-resistance is not only related to the explosive distance, also related to the attack position.


2018 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tong Li ◽  
Shiping Wang ◽  
Shuai Li ◽  
A-Man Zhang

Author(s):  
Caiyu Yin ◽  
Zeyu Jin ◽  
Yong Chen ◽  
Hongxing Hua

Underwater explosion (UNDEX) can severely damage warships and submarines, so improving shock resistance ability of such weapons is of great importance. However, studies on enhancing shock resistance ability of submerged structures are limited. In this paper, the shock mitigation effects of cellular cladding coated on the submersible hull subjected to combined loads of hydrostatic pressure and shock wave are analyzed. First, one-dimensional analytical model is proposed to reveal the shock mitigation mechanism of cellular claddings. The pressure at fluid-structure interface and the thickness of cellular foam needed to fully dissipate shock energy are obtained. Then, the finite element method is employed to investigate the transient response of bare/coated submersible hull subjected to UNDEX. The results indicate that the cellular cladding coated on the pressure hull is very effective on reducing hull deformation, velocity and acceleration response if the cladding is not fully densified. Otherwise, the stress enhancement appears when the cladding is fully densified prematurely, which will weaken the shock mitigation effects. The research results are useful in designing surface shields for submersible hull so as to enhance its resistance to underwater shock damage.


Author(s):  
Feng Xiao ◽  
Yong Chen ◽  
Hongxing Hua

Finite element simulations of rubber protective coatings with different structures under two dynamic loading cases were performed. They were monolithic coating and honeycomb structures with three different cell topologies (hexachiral honeycomb, reentrant honeycomb, and circular honeycomb). The two loading cases were a dynamic compression load and water blast shock wave. The dynamic mechanical responses of those coatings under these two loading cases were compared. Finite element simulations have been undertaken using the ABAQUS/Explicit software package to provide insights into the coating's working mechanism and the relation between compression behavior and water blast shock resistance. The rubber materials were modeled as hyperelastic materials. The reaction force was selected as the major comparative criterion. It is concluded that when under dynamic compressive load, the cell topology played an important role at high speed, and when under underwater explosion, the honeycomb coatings can improve the shock resistance significantly at the initial stage. For honeycomb coatings with a given relative density, although structural absorbed energy has a significant contribution in the shock resistance, soft coating can significantly reduce the total incident impulse at the initial fluid-structure interaction stage. Further, a smaller fraction of incident impulse is imparted to the honeycomb coating with lower compressive strength.


2003 ◽  
Vol 10 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 365-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Il-Kwon Park ◽  
Jong-Chul Kim ◽  
Chin-Woo An ◽  
Dae-Seung Cho

The shock-resistance capability of battle ships against a non-contact underwater explosion (UNDEX) is a very critical factor of survivability. In July 1987 and April 2000, we successfully conducted UNDEX shock tests for a coastal mine hunter (MHC) and a mine sweeper/hunter (MSH) of Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), at the Chinhae bay, Korea. Test planning for conducting these shock tests included responsibilities, methods, and procedures. Test instruments were developed and tested on a drop shock machine to confirm availability in the actual shock tests with emphasis on shock resistance, remote control and reliability. All vital systems of the ships were confirmed to be capable of normal operational condition without significant damages during the explosion shot. By analyzing the test results, the tactical operational safety zone of the ships in underwater explosion environments was estimated. In this paper, we described the results of measurement of naval ship responses to underwater explosion shock loadings including test planning, sensor locations, data reduction, explosive devices, instrumentation and damage assessments of MSH.


2020 ◽  
Vol 205 ◽  
pp. 107321
Author(s):  
Wenbin Wu ◽  
Yun-Long Liu ◽  
A-Man Zhang ◽  
Niannian Liu ◽  
Liangtao Liu

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