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Numerical investigation of hypervelocity impact simulation with FEM/SPH formulation for space structures
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Author(s)
Ceri, Samet
Khodaei, Zahra Sharif
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This paper investigates the response of aluminum structures to hypervelocity impact (HVI) and the formation of debris clouds using the Adaptive Finite Element (FEM)/Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method. The main objective is to accurately replicate the response of curved thin plates to various HVIs and to characterize the resulting debris cloud shapes., for representative of shielding structures against Micrometeoroids and Orbital Debris (MMOD). In particular, the effects of different solid element formulations on the adaptive method are investigated. Experimental data from the literature is used to validate the proposed model, which is then applied to a curved thin plate subjected to varying impact angles. The findings highlight the significant influence of solid element formulation on the effectiveness of the adaptive method. Moreover, a direct correlation is observed between the impact angle and the produced debris cloud shape. These results contribute to the current knowledge on HVI responses and provide valuable insights for predicting and analyzing debris cloud formation in relation to aluminum structures.
Date Issued
2024-05-01
Date Acceptance
2024-02-20
Citation
International Journal of Impact Engineering, 2024, 187
URI
URL
DOI
ISSN
0734-743X
Publisher
Elsevier
Journal / Book Title
International Journal of Impact Engineering
Volume
187
Copyright Statement
© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
License URL
Identifier
10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2024.104926
Subjects
DAMAGE
Debris cloud
Engineering
Engineering, Mechanical
FEM/SPH adaptive
FRAGMENTATION
Hypervelocity impact
IMPLEMENTATION
Mechanics
MESHLESS PARTICLES
MODEL
Numerical method
PARTICLE-ELEMENT METHOD
PROJECTILE
PROTECTION
Science & Technology
SPH
Technology
WHIPPLE SHIELD
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
104926
Date Publish Online
2024-02-21