With the increasing use of hydrocodes in modeling and system design, experimental benchmarking of software has never been more important. While this has been a large area of focus since the inception of computational design, comparisons with temperature data are sparse due to experimental limitations. A novel temperature measurement technique, magnetic diffusion analysis, has enabled the acquisition of in-flight temperature measurements of hyper velocity projectiles. Using this, an AC-14 bare shaped charge and an LX-14 EFP, both with copper linings, were simulated using CTH to benchmark temperature against experimental results. Particular attention was given to the slug temperature profiles after separation, and the effect of varying equation-of-state and strength models. Simulation fidelity to experiment was shown to greatly depend on strength model, ranging from better than 2% error to a worst case of 22%. This varied notably depending on the strength model used. Similar observations were made simulating the EFP case, with a minimum 4% deviation. Jet structures compare well with radiographic images and are consistent with ALEGRA simulations previously conducted. Sandia National Laboratories is a multimission laboratory managed and operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International, Inc., for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-NA-0003525. SAND2017-10009C.
With the increasing use of hydrocodes in modelling and system design, benchmarking of software against experiments has become even more vital. While substantial work has been done in this regard, comparisons with temperature data within dynamic experiments are sparse due to experimental limitations. However, novel developments in measurement techniques has enabled the in-flight acquisition of hypervelocity projectile temperature, providing a new source for validation. This is achieved by tracking the decay of an induced magnetic field which is related to conductivity and further correlated to material temperature. As such, an AC-14 bare shaped charge with a copper lining is simulated using CTH, and benchmarked against experimental temperature results observed by Uhlig and Hummer. Particular attention was given to the slug temperature profiles after separation, and the effect of varying equation-of-state and strength models. Simulations are in agreement with experimental results, with a best case of under 2% error between the observed and simulated temperatures for this shaped charge setup. This varied notably (around 20% variance) depending on strength model. Jet structures compare well with radiographic images and are consistent with ALEGRA simulations previously conducted. SAND2017-3686C.
Code validation against experimental data is vital in building confidence for the use of simulation software in modeling and system design. Temperature data is of particular interest in the study of hypervelocity impact, however the experimental measurement of temperature in such a regime is difficult. Novel developments in measurement techniques have enabled the measurement of in-flight hypervelocity projectile temperature. This is done by saturating the projectile with a magnetic field, in flight, and tracking its decay, which is related to material conductivity and therefore temperature. This study seeks to use CTH to computationally model experiments conducted by Uhlig and Hummer in which in-flight temperature of an explosively formed projectile (EFP) was measured. Comparing CTH results to physical observations serves as a benchmark for the accuracy of internal temperature calculations. Transient temperature results were shown to vary greatly with chosen strength model, with highest accuracy (3.4%) being attained with the Johnson Cook model. These results were on the same order as previously done ALEGRA simulations, though with differing variations between strength models, and EFP structure matches well with experimental x-ray. SAND2017-3687C.
This report is a review of progress made by the Center for the Simulation of Accidental Fires and Explosions (C-SAFE) at the University of Utah, during the ninth year (Fiscal 2006) of its existence as an activity funded by the Department of Energy's Advanced Simulation and Computing Program (ASC). The ten-member Review Team composed of the TST and AST spent two days (August 24-25, 2006) at the University, reviewing formal presentations and demonstrations by the C-SAFE researchers and conferring privately. The Review Team found that the C-SAFE project administrators and staff had prepared well for the review. C-SAFE management and staff openly shared extensive answers to unexpected questions and the advance materials were well prepared and very informative. We believe that the time devoted to the review was used effectively and hope that the recommendations included in this 2006 report will provide helpful guidance to C-SAFE personnel and ASC managers.
The work discussed in this report was supported by a Campus Fellowship LDRD. The report contains three papers that were published by the fellowship recipient and these papers form the bulk of his dissertation. They are reproduced here to satisfy LDRD reporting requirements.
The PANDA code is used to construct tabular equations of state (EOS) for four metals-- beryllium, nickel, tungsten and gold. Each EOS includes melting, vaporization, and thermal electronic excitation. Separate EOS tables are constructed for the solid and fluid phases, and the PANDA phase transition model is used to construct a multiphase EOS table for each metal. These new EOS tables are available for use with the CTH code and other hydrocodes that access the CTH database.
The PANDA code is used to build tabular equations of state (EOS) for titanium and the alloy Ti4Al6V. Each EOS includes solid-solid phase transitions, melting, vaporization, and thermal electronic excitation. Separate EOS tables are constructed for the solid and fluid phases, and the PANDA phase transition model is used to construct a single multiphase table. The model explains a number of interesting features seen in the Hugoniot data, including an anomalous increase in shock velocity, recently observed near 200 GPa in Ti6Al4V. These new EOS tables are available for use with the CTH code and other hydrocodes that access the CTH database.
The specific problem to be addressed in this work is the secondary combustion that arises from shock-induced mixing in volumetric explosives. It has been recognized that the effects of combustion due to secondary mixing can greatly alter the expansion of gases and dispersal of high-energy explosive. Furthermore, this enhanced effect may be a tailored feature for the new energetic material systems. One approach for studying this problem is based on the use of Large Eddy Simulation (LES) techniques. In this approach, the large turbulent length scales of motion are simulated directly while the small scales of turbulent motion are explicitly treated using a subgrid scale (SGS) model. The focus of this effort is to develop a SGS model for combustion that is applicable to shock-induced combustion events using probability density function (PDF) approaches. A simplified presumed PDF combustion model is formulated and implemented in the CTH shock physics code. Two classes of problems are studied using this model. The first is an isolated piece of reactive material burning with the surrounding air. The second problem is the dispersal of highly reactive material due to a shock driven explosion event. The results from these studies show the importance of incorporating a secondary combustion modeling capability and the utility of using a PDF-based description to simulate these events.