Wave-Blocking Characteristics of Corrugated Plates under Explosion

Corrugated-board explosion-proof wall is the main means to prevent explosion shock wave damage, and it is important to study the effect of different corrugated plates on the shock wave. Using a high-speed schlieren experimental system and an air overpressure test system, the wave-blocking characteristics of different forms of corrugated plates are comprehensively studied. The schlieren images were used to analyze the influence that the corrugation shape of a corrugated plate has on the shock wave propagation characteristics. The results show that the reflection process of the triangular-, trapezoidal-, and half-cylindrical-shaped corrugated plates exhibit differences. The number of reflected waves from the triangular corrugated plate is much greater than that from the other corrugated plates, and it will consume more energy. The diffraction wave-front velocity has a trend of initially decreasing and then increasing and is also reduced by different degrees by the reflection. Comparative analysis of the schlieren images and the air shock wave overpressure test shows that plates corrugated with different corrugation shapes decrease the diffraction overpressure peak and exhibit a hysteresis.

SPH Simulation of Wave Scattering by a Heaving Submerged Horizontal Plate

Liu et al. [Liu, C., Huang, Z. & Chen, W. [2017] “A numerical study of a submerged horizontal heaving plate as a breakwater,” J. Coast. Res.33(4), 917–930.] numerically studied the wave scattering by a heaving submerged horizontal plate (SHP) within the framework of the potential flow theory. They presented the excellent performance of the heaving SHP on wave blocking, because the radiated wave induced by the heave response of plate is likely to neutralize the transmitted wave. As a further study, the present work simulates the wave–heaving SHP interaction using the smoothed particle hydrodynamics, which is widely recognized as a powerful tool for computing complex viscous fluid dynamics. In this way, additional understanding on the wave blocking mechanism of the heaving SHP is contributed. The effect of submergence of plate on the wave and structural dynamics is also investigated. The results show that, under most submergence conditions, a heaving SHP breakwater is more effective than a fixed one. In terms of the limited cases in this research, 17% is proven to be the optimum ratio of submergence to water depth for the heaving SHP breakwater.