Blast Loading Computations Over Complex Structures

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Title
Blast Loading Computations Over Complex Structures
Report Number
CONF-8305107, p. 237-242
Creator
Mark, Andrew
Kutler, Paul
Corporate Author
U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, U.S. Army Armament Research and Development Command
Applied Computational Aerodynamics Branch, NASA Ames Research Center
Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Date
1983
Date Issued
1983-07
Extent
6
Identifier
ADA132780
Format
1 online resource (6 pages : ill.)
Abstract
Computational results of shock waves impinging on a truck-like target and the ensuing diffraction flowfield are presented. The Euler equations are solved with MacCormack’s explicit finite difference scheme. Computed pressures on the surface of the model compare favorably with experimental results from shock tube experiments. Isopycnics for the diffraction phase are also presented and show the time-dependent development of vortices generated at the various corners of the model.
Description
Computational results of shock waves impinging on a truck-like target and the ensuing diffraction flowfield are presented. The Euler equations are solved with MacCormack’s explicit finite difference scheme. Computed pressures on the surface of the model compare favorably with experimental results from shock tube experiments. Isopycnics for the diffraction phase are also presented and show the time-dependent development of vortices generated at the various corners of the model.
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DTIC Record Exists
No
Illinois Tech Related
No
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