Enhanced structural damage behavior of liquid-filled tank by reactive material projectile impact

A series of ballistic experiments were performed to investigate the damage behavior of high velocity reactive material projectiles(RMPs) impacting liquid-filled tanks,and the corresponding hydrodynamic ram(HRAM) was studied in detail.PTFE/Al/W RMPs with steel-like and aluminum-like densities were prepared by a pressing/sintering process.The projectiles impacted a liquid-filled steel tank with front aluminum panel at approximately 1250 m/s.The corresponding cavity evolution characteristics and HRAM pressure were recorded by high-speed camera and pressure acquisition system,and further compared to those of steel and aluminum projectiles.Significantly different from the conical cavity formed by the inert metal projectile,the cavity formed by the RMP appeared as an ellipsoid with a conical front.The RMPs were demonstrated to enhance the radial growth velocity of cavity,the global HRAM pressure amplitude and the front panel damage,indicating the enhanced HRAM and structural damage behavior.Furthermore,combining the impact-induced fragmentation and deflagration characteristics,the cavity evolution of RMPs under the combined effect of kinetic energy impact and chemical energy release was analyzed.The mechanism of enhanced HRAM pressure induced by the RMPs was further revealed based on the theoretical model of the initial impact wave and the impulse analysis.Finally,the linear correlation between the deformation-thickness ratio and the non-dimensional impulse for the front panel was obtained and analyzed.It was determined that the enhanced near-field impulse induced by the RMPs was the dominant reason for the enhanced structural damage behavior.

Attitude maneuver of liquid-filled spacecraft with a flexible appendage by momentum wheel

Attitude maneuver of liquid-filled spacecraft with an appendage as a cantilever beam by momentum wheel is studied. The dynamic equations are derived by conserva- tion of angular momentum and force equilibrium principle. A feedback control strategy of the momentum wheel is ap- plied for the attitude maneuver. The residual nutation of the spacecraft in maneuver process changes with some chosen parameters, such as steady state time, locations of the liq- uid container and the appendage, and appendage parame- ters. The results indicate that locations in the second and fourth quadrants of the body-fixed coordinate system and the second quadrant of the wall of the main body are better choices for.placing the liquid containers and the appendage than other locations if they can be placed randomly. Higher density and thicker cross section are better for lowering the residual nutation if they can be changed. Light appendage can be modeled as a rigid body, which results in a larger residual nutation than a flexible model though. The resid- ual nutation decreases with increasing absolute value of the initial sloshing angular height.

Coupling dynamic analysis of a liquid-filled spherical container subject to arbitrary excitation

Using spherical coordinates, the coupling nonlinear dynamic system of a liquid-filled spherical tank, which can be excited discretionarily, is deduced by the H-O varia- tional principle, and the viscous damping is introduced via the liquid dissipation function. The kinetic equations of the coupling system are deduced by the relationship between the velocity of liquid particles and the disturbed liquid surface equation. Normal differential equations are obtained through the Galerkin method. An equivalent mechanical model is developed for liquid sloshing in a spherical tank subject to arbitrary excitation. The fixed and slosh masses, as well as the spring and damping constants, are determined in such a way as to satisfy the principle of equivalence. Numerical simulations illustrate the theoretical results in this paper as well.

Laboratory-scale investigation of response characteristics of liquid-filled rock joints with different joint inclinations under dynamic loading

In underground rock engineering,water-bearing faults may be subjected to dynamic loading,resulting in the coupling of hydraulic and dynamic hazards.Understanding the interaction mechanism between the stress waves induced by dynamic loadings and liquid-filled rock joints is therefore crucial.In this study,an auxiliary device for simulating the liquid-filled layer was developed to analyze the dynamic response characteristics of liquid-filled rock joints in laboratory.Granite and polymethyl methacrylate(PMMA)specimens were chosen for testing,and high-amplitude shock waves induced by a split Hopkinson pressure bar(SHPB)were used to produce dynamic loadings.Impact loading tests were conducted on liquid-filled rock joints with different joint inclinations.The energy propagation coefficient and peak liquid pressure were proposed to investigate the energy propagation and attenuation of waves propagating across the joints,as well as the dynamic response characteristics of the liquid in the liquid-filled rock joints.For the inclination angle range considered herein,the experimental results showed that the energy propagation coefficient gently diminished with increasing joint inclination,and smaller coefficient values were obtained for granite specimens compared with PMMA specimens.The peak liquid pressure exhibited a gradually decreasing trend with increasing joint inclination,and the peak pressure for granite specimens was slightly higher than that for PMMA specimens.Overall,this paper may provide a considerably better method for studying liquid-filled rock joints at the laboratory scale,and serves as a guide for interpreting the underlying mechanisms for interactions between stress waves and liquid-filled rock joints.

Growth model of cavity generated by the projectile impacting liquid-filled tank

The high-speed impact of a projectile on a liquid-filled tank causes the hydraulic ram,in which a cavity is formed.To study the growth characteristics of the cavity,the formation mechanism of the cavity is analyzed.The effect of Reynolds number and Mach number on drag coefficient is considered,the axial and radial growth models of the cavity are established respectively.The relative errors between the cavity length calculated by the axial growth model,the cavity diameter calculated by the radial growth model and Ma L.Y.test results are less than 20%,which verifies the effectiveness of the axial and radial growth models.Finally,numerical simulation is carried out to study the growth characteristics of the cavity caused by the projectile impacting the satellite tank at the velocity of 4000 m/s.The cavity length and diameter calculated by the axial and radial growth models agree well with those obtained by simulation results,indicating that the cavity length and diameter in satellite tank can be accurately calculated by the axial and radial growth models.

Dynamic response of liquid-filled rectangular tank with elastic appendages under pitching excitation

Nonlinear dynamics of liquid-filled rectangular tank with elastic appendages are studied. Based on the assumption of ideal fluid, the coupling dynamic equations of rigid tank, elastic appendages and liquid fuel are derived using H-O principle. In the case of pitch excitation, the modified potential function and wave height function are introduced to describe the moving boundary of fluid, then Galerkin＇s method is used to discretize the dynamic equations into ordinary differential equations. The natural frequencics of the coupling system are formulated in liquid depth, the length of the tank, etc. The formulae are confirmed by numerical simulations, which also show that the effects of liquid and elastic appendages on the attitude angular of rigid.

Improved frequency modeling and solution for parallel liquid-filled pipes considering both fluid-structure interaction and structural coupling

The dynamic characteristics of a single liquid-filled pipe have been broadly studied in the previous literature.The parallel liquid-filled pipe(PLFP)system is also widely used in engineering,and its structure is more complex than that of a single pipe.However,there are few reports about the dynamic characteristics of the PLFPs.Therefore,this paper proposes improved frequency modeling and solution for the PLFPs,involving the logical alignment principle and coupled matrix processing.The established model incorporates both the fluid-structure interaction(FSI)and the structural coupling of the PLFPs.The validity of the established model is verified by modal experiments.The effects of some unique parameters on the dynamic characteristics of the PLFPs are discussed.This work provides a feasible method for solving the FSI of multiple pipes in parallel and potential theoretical guidance for the dynamic analysis of the PLFPs in engineering.

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND COMPUTER SIMULATION ON DYNAMIC BUCKLING BEHAVIOR OF LIQUID-FILLED CYLINDRICAL SHELLS UNDER AXIAL IMPACT

This article reports an experimental investigation on the axial impact buckling of thin metallic cylindrical shells fully filled with water. Low velocity impact tests are carried out by DHR-9401 drop hammer rig. The whole process of dynamic buckling is simulated using LS-DYNA computer code. The consistency between experimental observation and numerical simulation is quite satisfactory. The investigation indicates that quite high internal hydrodynamic pressure occurs inside the shell during the impact process. Under the combined action of the high internal pressure and axial compression plastic buckling occurs easily in the thin-walled shells and buckling modes take on regular and axisymmetric wrinkles.

Study on liquid-filled structure target with shaped charge vertical penetration

Based on the characteristic expanded hole of a shaped charge jet(SCJ) for target penetration and the reflow characteristics of liquids,the liquid-filled structure of a target disturbs the stability of the SCJ acquired in two independent parts.The interference jet speed interval,the escape jet speed interval,and the surplus depth are calculated on the basis of the virtual origin theory.The experimental results,including the velocity of the escaped jet tip and the surplus depth of penetration,are consistent with the theoretical results.Experiments show that the theory can describe the interaction process of the target with a shaped charge jet.

Axial power flow distributions of ultrasonic guided waves in viscous liquid-filled pipes

The axial power flow (APF) magnitude and attenuation distributions of ultrasonic longitudinal guided waves in viscous liquid-filled elastic pipes are investigated. The optimal location, optimal mode and its frequency-thickness product (fd) for the test of pipes filled with viscous liquid are chosen according to APF and attenuation distributions. The results show that the APF magnitude distribution is an important parameter in choosing the modes and parameters. A particular mode has weak dispersion in ranges of fd values with large group velocity, while other modes with smaller group velocity in the same fd ranges have stronger dispersion. It has been observed that, within these ranges, the chosen mode has a larger APF on the (pipe’s) wall. Therefore, in the region of fd values where a particular mode has a large group velocity, this mode will be effective to be used in testing elastic pipes filled with viscous liquid. The results obtained from both the APF analysis and attenuation distribution are consistent.

Parameter design of a liquid-filled sloshing system

The nonlinear governing equations of the liquid sloshing modals in a cylindrical storage tank are established. Through analytical analysis, the analytical expressions of the solutions of this kind of system are obtained. With different parameters, the dynamical behaviors of the solutions are different from the trivial ones. To prevent system instability, two selection principles that the stiffness equations are positive-definite and the nonlinear terms of the system are not regenerative elements are given. Meanwhile, numerical simulations are also given, which confirm the analytical results.

A dark hollow beam from a selectively liquid-filled photonic crystal fibre

This paper reports that, based on the electromagnetic scattering theory of the multipole method, a high-quality hollow beam is produced through a selectively liquid-filled photonic crystal fibre. Instead of a doughnut shape, a typical hollow beam is produced by other methods; the mode-field images of the hollow-beam photonic crystal fibre satisfy sixth-order rotation symmetry, according to the symmetry of the photonic crystal fibre （PCF） structure. A dark spot size of the liquid-filled photonic crystal fibre-generated hollow beam can be tuned by inserting liquid into the cladding region and varying the photonic crystal fibre structure parameters. The liquid-filled PCF makes a convenient and flexible tool for the guiding and trapping of atoms and the creation of all-fibre optical tweezers.

Nonlinear dynamic model and control of three-axis stabilized liquid-filled spacecraft attitude system

The fuel slosh in the storage tanks affects the attitude dynamics of the liquid-filled spacecraft during orbit transferring. To describe the interactions between the fuel slosh dynamics and the spacecraft attitude dynamics, a novel nonlinear dynamic model for three-axis liquid-filled spacecraft is presented, and in this paper, the multi-body dynamics method is utilized. In this model, the fuel slosh is represented by the motions of an equivalent sphere pendulum, and the fuel slosh is underactuated. The proposed dynamics model meets the demand of attitude controller design of liquid-filled spacecraft. Then, a nonlinear proportional-plus-derivative (PD) type controller is designed for the proposed model based on the Lyapunov direct approach. This controller can suppress the fuel slosh and stabilize the attitude of the liquid-filled spacecraft. Numerical simulations are presented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed nonlinear dynamic model and the designed underactuated controller when compared with the conventional control scheme.

Research on Leak Location of Liquid-filled Pipe Based on Frequency Dispersion Characteristics

Due to the material problems and force majeure factors,the leakage will be occurred on the liquid-filled pipe resulting in waste of resources,environmental pollution and even endangering safety.Acoustic wave detection technology is widely used in buried pipeline leak detection,this technology mainly uses the wave(n=0,s=1)in the pipeline acoustic wave to locate the leak.When the leakage acoustic signal propagates along the liquid-filled pipe,the frequency dispersion characteristics can be obtained by wavelet decomposition.And there is a time delay(time difference)value between the leaky acoustic signals collected by the sensors at both ends of the leak.The outputs show that the results obtained by wavelet decomposition are in good agreement with the theoretical calculation results.Based on the obtained dispersion relation,the time delay values at different characteristic frequencies are analyzed by the cross-correlation method,and the leak location accuracy is discussed.This research content provides theoretical support and engineering application guidance for pipe leakage location technology.

Highly sensitive optical fiber temperature sensor based on resonance in sidewall of liquid-filled silica capillary tube

A highly sensitive optical fiber temperature sensor based on a section of liquid-filled silica capillary tube(SCT)between single mode fibers is proposed. Two micro-holes are drilled on two sides of SCT directly by using femtosecond laser micromachining, and liquid polymer is filled into the SCT through the micro-holes without any air bubbles and then sealed by using ultra-violet(UV) cure adhesive. The sidewall of the SCT forms a Fabry–Perot resonator, and loss peaks are achieved in the transmission spectrum of the SCT at the resonant wavelength. The resonance condition can be influenced by the refractive index variation of the liquid polymer filled in SCT, which is sensitive to temperature due to its high thermooptical coefficient(-2.98 × 10^-4℃^-1). The experimental result shows that the temperature sensitivity of the proposed fiber structure reaches 5.09 nm/℃ with a perfect linearity of 99.8%. In addition, it exhibits good repeatability and reliability in temperature sensing application.

Attitude Control of Spherical Liquid-Filled Spacecraft Based on High-Order Fully Actuated System Approaches

The attitude of spherical liquid-filled spacecraft is controlled based on the high-order fully actuated system approaches.The rigid-fluid coupling dynamic equation can be established in terms of the Euler angles of the spacecraft and the angular velocities of the liquid fuel.According to the dynamic equation,three kinds of input selections are presented.In the case of one control input,the dynamic equation is transformed into the third-order or the second-order differential equations of the Euler angle by the high-order fully actuated system approaches.Then a control law is designed to track the target.The effectiveness of the control law is demonstrated by numerical simulations.

Quasi-Hamiltonian principle of liquid-filled elastic body dynamics

Liquid-filled elastic body dynamics is an important branch of fluid-solid coupling mechanics. It deals with the study of motion of a body and the liquid contained in the body under the interaction between the two,for example,a liquid-filled satellite,a fuel tank of an airplane,etc. The research on liquid-filled elastic body dynamics is usually done by the variational method since the method has a feature of treating things as a whole. Considering the elastic motion of the liquid-filled body and the surface tension effect on the liquid-gas interface,liquid-solid interface and gas-solid interface,the present paper establishes a quasi-Hamiltonian variational principle for the above-mentioned system. After finding the stationary-value conditions of its functional obtained,a complete system of governing equations consisting of the stationary value conditions,preconditions and constraint conditions is established,and then the equations are reduced into some known ones in a special case.

Experimental and Internal Flow Investigation on the Performance of a Hydraulic Retarder with Different Liquid-Filled Amount and Blade Inclination Angles

In order to study the variation of brake torque,vibration,pressure fluctuation,exterior noise and internal flow for a hydraulic retarder with different inclination angles and liquid-filled amount,a bench-scale hydraulic retarder was built.The INV3020 data collection system was used for the synchronous acquisition of brake torque,vibration,pressure fluctuation and exterior noise signals.Experiments were performed with different inclination angles(90°and 75°)and six liquid-filled amount(50 vol%,60 vol%,70 vol%,80 vol%,90vol%and 100 vol%).The torque-volume ratio was proposed to accurately analyze the influence of inclination angle on the liquid volume in stator and rotor and the brake performance.Mixture multiphase flow model was employed to capture the volume and velocity distribution.The research shows that the brake performance improves and the vibration increases with the decrease of inclination angle and the increase of liquid-filled amount.The pressure fluctuation increases as the liquid-filled amount increases,while the lower inclination angle effectively lowers the pressure fluctuation amplitude.The sound pressure level trends upward with increasing liquid-filled amount,and the lower inclination angle can effectively reduce the noise.The volume distribution of the liquid phase under different liquid-filled amount is basically consistent.The lower inclination angle can induce more vortexes.

车用液氢气瓶快充过程数值研究

车用液氢气瓶加注过程中,因加注速度快且气瓶容积小,极易造成过充现象,导致安全事故发生。针对设有气包防过充装置的车载液氢气瓶建立三维对称模型,采用CFD方法对气瓶快速加注过程开展数值仿真。分析了开孔孔径、加注速率、初始充满率和防过充装置容积对防过充装置性能的影响规律。结果表明:开孔孔径是影响防过充装置性能的主要因素,其限制了液体的流通能力;采用6 mm孔径和初始充装量为50%的状况下,充装结束后气瓶都将过充,最大充装率可达98.4%;采用大容积的防过充装置可以为气瓶预留更多的气相安全空间,但同时也会导致充装量不足等问题,当防过充装置容积为100 L时,最终充装量仅有77.2%。

液体大幅晃动充液航天器分数阶滑模姿态机动控制

研究部分充液航天器存在系统参数不确定、外部未知扰动、液体燃料大幅晃动的姿态机动控制问题。首先,将大幅晃动的液体燃料等效为运动脉动球模型,建立刚-液耦合航天器动力学方程;其次,针对充液航天器姿态稳定问题,提出一种具有固定时间收敛的分数阶非奇异快速终端滑模算法;同时,设计扰动观测器来估计系统的综合扰动,并且利用径向基函数神经网络来估计液体大幅晃动引起的扰动;设计Lyapunov函数分析并证明系统固定时间稳定性;最后,通过对比的仿真结果验证本文提出控制策略的可行性和有效性。