Implicit 2D Numerical Simulation of Materials Submitted to High Strain Rates Including Fracture

2013 ◽  
Vol 535-536 ◽  
pp. 80-84
Author(s):  
Pierre Paul Jeunechamps ◽  
Jean Philippe Ponthot

In this paper, we present a general consistent numerical formulation able to take into account strain rate and thermal effects of the material behavior. A thermomechanical implicit approach for element erosion to model material failure is also presented. The numerical model will be illustrated by applications both from the metal forming and the impact domain. All these physical phenomena have been included in an implicit dynamic oriented object finite element code (implemented at LTAS-MN²L, University of Liège, Belgium) named Metafor [1].

Author(s):  
Nicholas Goodman ◽  
Brian J Leege ◽  
Peter E Johnson

Exposing students to hands-on experiments has been a common approach to illustrating complex physical phenomena that have been otherwise modelled solely mathematically. Compressible, isentropic flow in a duct is an example of such a phenomenon, and it is often demonstrated via a de Laval nozzle experiment. We have improved an existing converging/diverging nozzle experiment so that students can modify the location of the normal shock that develops in the diverging portion to better understand the relationship between the shock and the pressure. We have also improved the data acquisition system for this experiment and explained how visualisation of the standing shock is now possible. The results of the updated system demonstrate that the accuracy of the isentropic flow characteristics has not been lost. Through pre- and post-laboratory quizzes, we show the impact on student learning as well.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3613
Author(s):  
Baohui Yang ◽  
Yangjie Zuo ◽  
Zhengping Chang

Foams are widely used in protective applications requiring high energy absorption under impact, and evaluating impact properties of foams is vital. Therefore, a novel test method based on a shock tube was developed to investigate the impact properties of closed-cell polyethylene (PE) foams at strain rates over 6000 s−1, and the test theory is presented. Based on the test method, the failure progress and final failure modes of PE foams are discussed. Moreover, energy absorption capabilities of PE foams were assessed under both quasi-static and high strain rate loading conditions. The results showed that the foam exhibited a nonuniform deformation along the specimen length under high strain rates. The energy absorption rate of PE foam increased with the increasing of strain rates. The specimen energy absorption varied linearly in the early stage and then increased rapidly, corresponding to a uniform compression process. However, in the shock wave deformation process, the energy absorption capacity of the foam maintained a good stability and exhibited the best energy absorption state when the speed was higher than 26 m/s. This stable energy absorption state disappeared until the speed was lower than 1.3 m/s. The loading speed exhibited an obvious influence on energy density.


2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 2068-2078 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. DiCarlo ◽  
H. T. Y. Yang ◽  
S. Chandrasekar

A method for determining the stress–strain relationship of a material from hardness values H obtained from cone indentation tests with various apical angles is presented. The materials studied were assumed to exhibit power-law hardening. As a result, the properties of importance are the Young's modulus E, yield strength Y, and the work-hardening exponent n. Previous work [W.C. Oliver and G.M. Pharr, J. Mater. Res. 7, 1564 (1992)] showed that E can be determined from initial force–displacement data collected while unloading the indenter from the material. Consequently, the properties that need to be determined are Y and n. Dimensional analysis was used to generalize H/E so that it was a function of Y/E and n [Y-T. Cheng and C-M. Cheng, J. Appl. Phys. 84, 1284 (1999); Philos. Mag. Lett. 77, 39 (1998)]. A parametric study of Y/E and n was conducted using the finite element method to model material behavior. Regression analysis was used to correlate the H/E findings from the simulations to Y/E and n. With the a priori knowledge of E, this correlation was used to estimate Y and n.


2012 ◽  
Vol 502 ◽  
pp. 451-457
Author(s):  
Jiang Bo Wang ◽  
Qing Ming Zhang ◽  
Cheng Liang Feng ◽  
Wei Bing Li ◽  
Heng Wang

By building up a debugging method about material parameters of concrete impact damage model based on DOE (Design of Experiments) analysis, this paper studies the influence of material parameters of concrete targets on the results of numerical simulation based on quantitative analysis, when the impact velocity is 300m/s and 850m/s respectively. It concludes that when the impact velocity of 300m/s, 5 parameters have considerable effect on the residual velocity of warhead, they are , , , and . Of all 5 parameters, , and can be obtained by calculation therefore it only needs to debug two parameters and according to experiments. Finally, when the impact velocity is 300m/s or so, debug combining the experiments to get a set of concrete impact damage model material parameters to make the results of simulation and experiment anastomosis well.


2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscilla W. Laws ◽  
Robert B. Teese ◽  
David P. Jackson ◽  
Maxine C. Willis ◽  
Kathy Koenig

As part of our new digital video age, physics students throughout the world can use smart phones, video cameras, computers and tablets to produce and analyze videos of physical phenomena using analysis software such as Logger Pro, Tracker or Coach. For several years, LivePhoto Physics Group members have created short videos of physical phenomena. They have also developed curricular materials that enable students to make predictions and use video analysis software to verify them. In this paper a new LivePhoto Physics project that involves the creation and testing of a series of Interactive Video Vignettes (IVVs) will be described. IVVs are short webbased assignments that take less than ten minutes to complete. Each vignette is designed to present a video of a phenomenon, ask for a student’s prediction about it, and then conduct on-line video observations or analyses that allow the user to compare findings with his or her initial prediction. The Vignettes are designed for web delivery as ungraded exercises to supplement textbook reading, or to serve as pre-lecture or pre-laboratory activities that span a number of topics normally introduced in introductory physics courses. A sample Vignette on the topic of Newton’s Third Law will be described, and the outcomes of preliminary research on the impact of Vignettes on student motivation, learning and attitudes will be summarized.


Birds ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-337
Author(s):  
Alfonso Balmori

In recent decades, there has been a decline of the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), mainly in European cities, and several hypotheses have been proposed that attempt to determine the causes of this rapid decline. Previous studies indicated that house sparrows were significantly negatively associated with increasing electromagnetic radiation and sparrows disappeared from areas most polluted. In addition, there are many studies on the impact of radiation on other bird and non-bird species, as well as numerous laboratory studies that demonstrated detrimental effects at electric field strength levels that can be found in cities today. Electromagnetic radiation is the most plausible factor for multiple reasons, including that this is the only one that affects the other hypotheses proposed so far. It is a type of pollution that affects productivity, fertility, decreases insects (chicken feed), causes loss of habitat, decreases immunity and can promote disease. Additionally, the recent sparrow decline matches the deployment of mobile telephony networks. Further, there are known mechanisms of action for non-thermal effects of electromagnetic radiation that may affect sparrows causing their decline. Thus, electromagnetic radiation must be seriously considered as a factor for house sparrows’ decline, probably in synergy with the other factors previously proposed.


1982 ◽  
Vol 37 (12) ◽  
pp. 1335-1340 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Knabe ◽  
F. R. Krueger

AbstractSwift Fe-dust particles (0.2-20 μmØ ; 1-50 km/s) are utilized to generate transiently ions from alkali iodide coated metal foils, analyzed by time-of-flight mass spectrometry. By means of a thermodynamic treatment it is shown that simple heating by the impact cannot be hold responsible for the ion formation. However, this process is very much related to the non-adiabatic ion formation by pulsed laser irradiation. The damage caused by the impact particle resulting in cratering and thermal effects, which are long-term processes, is not related to the instantaneous ion formation.


Geophysics ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 1514-1526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard T. Coates ◽  
Michael Schoenberg

For the purposes of seismic propagation, a slip fault may be regarded as a surface across which the displacement caused by a seismic wave is discontinuous while the stress traction remains continuous. The simplest assumption is that this slip and the stress traction are linearly related. Such a linear slip interface condition is easily modeled when the fault is parallel to the finite‐difference grid, but is more difficult to do for arbitrary nonplanar fault surfaces. To handle such situations we introduce equivalent medium theory to model material behavior in the cells of the finite‐ difference grid intersected by the fault. Virtually identical results were obtained from modeling the fault by (1) an explicit slip interface condition (fault parallel to the grid) and (2) using the equivalent medium theory when the finite‐difference grid was rotated relative to the fault and receiver array. No additional computation time is needed except for the preprocessing required to find the relevant cells and their associated moduli. The formulation is sufficiently general to include faults in and between arbitrary anisotropic materials with slip properties that vary as a function of position.


Author(s):  
Lennart Fries

For many years, food engineers have attempted to describe physical phenomena such as heat and mass transfer in food via mathematical models. Still, the impact and benefits of computer-aided engineering are less established in food than in most other industries today. Complexity in the structure and composition of food matrices are largely responsible for this gap. During processing of food, its temperature, moisture, and structure can change continuously, along with its physical properties. We summarize the knowledge foundation, recent progress, and remaining limitations in modeling food particle systems in four relevant areas: flowability, size reduction, drying, and granulation and agglomeration. Our goal is to enable researchers in academia and industry dealing with food powders to identify approaches to address their challenges with adequate model systems or through structural and compositional simplifications. With advances in computer simulation capacity, detailed particle-scale models are now available for many applications. Here, we discuss aspects that require further attention, especially related to physics-based contact models for discrete-element models of food particle systems. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Volume 12 is June 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.


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