Robust prediction of residual velocities and ballistic limits of projectiles for impact on thin aluminium plates

This paper deals with the simulation-driven study of the impact of hardened steel projectiles on thin aluminium target plates using explicit finite element analysis as implemented in LS-DYNA. The evaluation of finite element modelling includes a comprehensive mesh convergence study using shell elements for representing target plates and the solid element-based representation of ogivalnosed projectiles. A user-friendly automatic contact detection algorithm is used for capturing interaction between the projectile and the target plate. It is shown that the proper choice of mesh density and strain rate-dependent material properties is crucial as these parameters significantly affect the computed residual velocity. The efficacy of correlation with experimental data is adjudged in terms of a 'correlation index' defined in the present study for which values close to unity are desirable.By simulating laboratory impact tests on thin aluminium plates carried out by earlier investigators, extremely good prediction of experimental ballistic limits has been observed with correlation indices approaching unity. Additional simulation-based parametric studies have been carried out and results consistent with test data have been obtained. The simulation procedures followed in the present study can be applied with confidence in designing thin aluminium armour plates for protection against low calibre projectiles.

An improved representation of vehicle incompatibility in frontal NCAP tests using a modified rigid barrier

With the objective of better understanding the significance of New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), head-on collisions between two identical cars of different sizes and between cars and a pickup truck are studied in the present paper using LS-DYNA models. Available finite element models of a compact car (Dodge Neon), midsize car (Dodge Intrepid), and pickup truck (Chevrolet C1500) are first improved and validated by comparing theanalysis-based vehicle deceleration pulses against corresponding NCAP crash test histories reported by NHTSA. In confirmation of prevalent perception, simulation-bascd results indicate that an NCAP test against a rigid barrier is a good representation of a collision between two similar cars approaching each other at a speed of 56.3 kmph (35 mph) both in terms of peak deceleration and intrusions. However, analyses carried out for collisions between two incompatible vehicles, such as an Intrepid or Neon against a C1500, point to the inability of the NCAP tests in representing the substantially higher intrusions in the front upper regions experienced by the cars, although peak decelerations in cars arc comparable to those observed in NCAP tests. In an attempt to improve the capability of a front NCAP test to better represent real-world crashes between incompatible vehicles, i.e., ones with contrasting ride height and lower body stiffness, two modified rigid barriers are studied. One of these barriers, which is of stepped geometry with a curved front face, leads to significantly improved correlation of intrusions in the upper regions of cars with respect to those yielded in the simulation of collisions between incompatible vehicles, together with the yielding of similar vehicle peak decelerations obtained in NCAP tests.

A numerical study of projectile impact on mild steel armour plates

The present article deals with the development of a finite element modelling approach for the prediction of residual velocities of hard core ogival-nose projectiles following normal impact on mild steel target plates causing perforation. The impact velocities for the cases analysed are in the range 818–866.3 m/s. Assessment of finite element modelling and analysis includes a comprehensive mesh convergence study using shell elements for representing target plates and solid elements for jacketed projectiles with a copper sheath and a rigid core. Dynamic analyses were carried out with the explicit contact-impact LS-DYNA 970 solver. It has been shown that proper choice of element size and strain rate-based material modelling of target plate are crucial for obtaining test-based residual velocity.The present modelling procedure also leads to realistic representation of target plate failure and projectile sheath erosion during perforation, and confirms earlier observations that thermal effects are not significant for impact problems within the ordnance range. To the best of our knowledge, any aspect of projectile failure or degradation obtained in simulation has not been reported earlier in the literature. The validated simulation approach was applied to compute the ballistic limits and to study the effects of plate thickness and projectile diameter on residual velocity, and trends consistent with experimental data for similar situations were obtained.

Simulation-driven design of helmets for head impact protection using an injury-based criterion

The current paper suggests a new procedure for designing helmets for head impact protection for users such as motorcycle riders. According to the approach followed here, a helmet is mounted on a featureless Hybrid 3 headform that is used in assessing vehicles for compliance to the FMVSS 201 regulation in the USA for upper interior head impact safety. The requirement adopted in the latter standard, i.e. not exceeding a threshold HIC(d) limit of 1000, is applied in the present study as a likely criterion for adjudging the efficacy of helmets. An impact velocity of 6 m/s (13.5 mph) for the helmet-headform system striking a rigid target can probably be acceptable for ascertaining a helmet's effectiveness as a countermeasure for minimizing the risk of severe head injury. The proposed procedure is demonstrated with the help of a validated LS-DYNA model of a featureless Hybrid 3 headform in conjunction with a helmet model comprising an outer polypropylene shell to the inner surface of which is bonded a protective polyurethane foam padding of a given thickness. Based on simulation results of impact on a rigid surface, it appears that a minimum foam padding thickness of 40 mm is necessary for obtaining an acceptable value of HIC(d).

爆炸排淤填石法中淤泥的本构模型

以爆炸排淤填石法为背景,对不同应变率阶段淤泥的本构模型进行了分析,利用ANSYS/LS-DYNA动态有限元分析程序对所选择的模型进行验证和确认.计算和分析结果表明:在形成爆炸空腔的高应变率阶段,淤泥表现为理想不可压缩流体的性质;在小药量小抵抗线条件下,甚至在淤泥自重作用下的较低应变率变形阶段,其黏性效应也可以忽略不计.

爆炸排淤填石法中岩土介质的本构模型

以爆炸排淤填石法为背景，对相关岩土介质的本构模型进行了探讨。分析认为，在以LS.DYNA 动态有限元分析程序对爆炸排淤填石法的数值模拟中，岩土介质不适于采用Mohr.Coulomb 模型，堆石体宜采用Drucker-Prager 模型，淤泥宜采用Prandtl-Reuss 模型；利用LS-DYNA 程序对淤泥的本构模型进行了验证和确认，计算表明：在形成爆炸空腔的高应变率阶段，淤泥表现为理想不可压缩流体的性质；在小药量小抵抗线条件下，在淤泥自重作用下的低应变率变形阶段，其粘性效应可以忽略不计。

冷弯成型局部大变形测试装置的设计与研究

冷弯成型变形复杂,事先难以预测其变形效果.根据冷弯成型的特点和变形规律设计出基于万能实验机上的局部大变形测试装置,并应用此装置对冷弯成型过程进行回弹分析,为冷弯成型理论分析和使用ANSYS/LS-DYNA对冷弯成型分析提供科学依据.

A Semi-Empirical Equation of Penetration Depth on Concrete Target Impacted by Ogive-Nose Projectiles

In this paper, the penetration process of ogive-nose projectiles into the semi-infinite concrete target is investigated by the dimensional analysis method and FEM simulation. With the dimensional analysis, main non-dimensional parameters which control the penetration depth are obtained with some reasonable hypothesis. Then, a new semi-empirical equation is present based on the original work of Forrestal et al., has only two non-dimensional combined variables with definite physical meanings. To verify this equation, prediction results are compared with experiments in a wide variation region of velocity. Then, a commercial FEM code, LS-DYNA, is used to simulate the complex penetration process, that also show the novel semi-empirical equation is reasonable for determining the penetration depth in a concrete target.

导弹水下潜射过程的流体—固体耦合仿真

导弹潜射是集高速流动、冲击、结构响应于一体的流体—固体—气体三态非线性耦合复杂过程,是决定潜射导弹发射成败的关键环节。本文应用LS-DYNA显式程序建立了三种包含水体、空气、导弹、发射井和筒盖的多物质耦合ALE网格模型,使用罚函数流体—固体耦合方法对导弹水下无攻角潜射过程进行了数值模拟,给出了弹体质心的轴向加速度、轴向流体阻力及阻力系数、空泡区压力分布。仿真结果表明,模型2的仿真过程与实际导弹潜射过程最为相符。同时总结介绍了LS-DYNA程序中流体—固体耦合计算的相关设定原则和方法。本文可为潜射导弹的水动力载荷设计和数值仿真提供有益的参考。

高能气动喷丸致纯铜细晶化的实验与模拟

高能气动喷丸是通过剧烈塑性变形产生细晶材料的方法之一.用纯铜作为实验材料在高能气动喷丸实验机上作喷丸实验,利用表面形貌仪、显微硬度仪以及电子背散射衍射方法对经喷丸处理的试样进行表面粗糙度、硬度及晶粒尺度的测量.结果表明,表面粗糙度随处理时间的增长呈指数衰减趋势;晶粒尺度细化了一个量级,由初始的25.48μm细化至2.52μm;且显微硬度由原来的0.58GPa增加到1.25GPa.量纲分析得到喷丸过程的5个无量纲参数,利用有限元模拟研究了无量纲参数的影响.自编制程序产生丸粒的随机碰撞并调用Ansys/ls-dyna模拟碰撞过程,并将模拟1000次碰撞的结果与相应的实验值进行了比较.

冷弯成型过程的有限元模拟

概述了冷弯成型过程有限元数值模拟的基本原理和基本算法,利用ANSYS/LS-DYNA分析软件对冷弯过程进行有限元数值模拟,并对模拟结果进行受力和应变分析以验证其可行性和正确性,为冷弯成型的工程设计提供了科学依据,从而降低设计风险。

水中悬浮隧道在冲击载荷作用下的计算模型与数值模拟

建立了水中悬浮隧道在冲击载荷作用下的简化计算模型。用等效质量法将圆柱壳分布质量折算成冲击点处的集中质量,模型中考虑流体附加质量和系统阻尼的影响。根据碰撞过程中的动量守恒、变形过程中的能量守恒以及结构的位移与内力关系,得到问题的解析解。为验证解析解,在ANSYS/LS-DYNA中建立了动态冲击有限元分析模型。通过算例分别考察了在忽略和考虑流体附加质量两种情况下,冲击点位置和冲击速度对冲击点处最大径向位移的影响,将解析解与数值解进行对比,结果吻合较好。然后采用数值模拟方法得到了系统阻尼对计算结果的影响规律。数值模拟过程中还可以得到冲击点处的最大Mises应力。

爆破近区地质结构特性对震动信号传播的影响研究

基于文献〔1〕提出的“爆破震动弹性区的信号是经过震源邻近区域等效地质结构滤波后传出的”观点,利用LS-DYNA程序对岩土介质中存在软弱夹层时的爆破震动过程进行了一系列数值计算,讨论了存在软弱地质结构面时自由表面震动信号频率特征的变化规律。比如:爆破点和软弱结构面的相对位置以及软弱结构面分布范围和刚度改变时,爆破地震信号频率特征的演化规律。这些规律说明了爆破邻近区域的结构特征对震动信号频率特征有着显著的影响,同时为各种工程地质结构(如地下裂隙、软弱夹层等)的识别提供了一种新的思路。现场爆破实验的结果也定性地验证了这些规律。

Propagation of Explosion Wave in Hard-Soft-Hard Layered Media

The paper presents a reasonable analysis for dynamic response and failure process of a plane multi-layered media, which are subjected to a blast loading. This blast loading is induced by a cylindric explosive put on the center of top surface of the layered media. With the help of numerical simulation technique provided by LS-DYNA software, the whole process of explosion wave propagation and attenuation can be revealed. The feature of local failure around the blasting site is also discussed in some detail. Our focus will be on the explosion wave attenuation for the hard-soft-hard sandwich layers. As seen in the paper, the computational results are delivered in a feasible way by comparing with experimental data.