Deformation characteristics of a ring-stiffened cylindrical shell induced by shock waves and coalesced bubbles in double-charge underwater explosions

Abstract

This study investigates the deformation characteristics of a ring-stiffened cylindrical shell induced by shock waves and coalesced bubbles in double-charge underwater explosions. A numerical model for coupling underwater multi-point explosion loads with the cylindrical shell is established by the Arbitrary Lagrange Euler method, and underwater explosion experiments with double charges are also conducted. The numerical model's effectiveness is validated by comparing shock wave superposition characteristics, bubble coalescence processes, and bubble pulsation periods with the experimental results. Based on the numerical model, the influences of detonation intervals and layout angles of charge on shock wave superposition effects, temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of shock waves, and the evolution process of coalesced bubbles in underwater explosions with double charges are explored. Additionally, the deformation characteristics of cylindrical shells induced by shock waves and coalesced bubbles for double charges with different detonation intervals and layout angles of charge are analyzed. The results indicate that double charges can induce more substantial deformation on the cylindrical shell at a specific detonation interval than a single charge with equal total mass. During the shock wave phase, the cylindrical shell's deformation decreases nonlinearly with an increased layout angle. Conversely, during the bubble load phase, the deformation of the cylindrical shell shows an approximately linear decrease with an increase in layout angle. A critical angle exists, below which the impact of double charges on the cylindrical shell is more substantial when detonated with an interval than simultaneous detonation.