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Modeling two-fluid response of thin elastic shells

The interaction between a weak external shock wave and a thin elastic cylindrical shell filled with and submerged into fluids with different properties is considered. The interest in investigating such a system is largely driven by the need for an accurate assessment of the performance of a number o...

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Published in:International journal for numerical methods in fluids 2011-04, Vol.65 (11-12), p.1389-1406
Main Authors: Iakovlev, S., Mitchell, M., Dooley, G.
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Language:English
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Summary:The interaction between a weak external shock wave and a thin elastic cylindrical shell filled with and submerged into fluids with different properties is considered. The interest in investigating such a system is largely driven by the need for an accurate assessment of the performance of a number of industrial systems in extreme conditions of operations, with offshore, chemical, aerospace and nuclear industries being examples. The interaction is simulated using a semi‐analytical approach based on combining the analytical techniques of mathematical physics with finite‐difference approximations, and a number of effects of practical interest are observed, some for the first time. Specifically, it is demonstrated that four different interaction scenarios are possible, depending on the ratio of the acoustic speeds in the internal and external fluids, ζ. The case of ζ=1 is the previously addressed scenario of two identical fluids. When ζ>1, the situation changes dramatically because the internal pressure wave propagates faster than the external one, and as a result, not one but two high‐magnitude wavefronts are observed in the external fluid. The case of ζ
ISSN:0271-2091
1097-0363
DOI:10.1002/fld.2368