Generalized Hydrodynamics with Viscoplasticity for Channeling in Saturated Sand

Abstract

In this report we review the "Generalized Formulation of Hydrodynamics" for a single incompressible species with free surfaces and consider methods to extend this formulation to the multiple species case. Constraints on the species volume fractions are imposed using successive redistribution. Formulations that include material strength and viscosity are described. A non-Newtonian viscous model, which approximates a Bingham plastic model, is described and implemented. Benchmark computations are performed to assess the accuracy of the computational model. Numerical simulations of explosive channeling in sand under a layer of water arc presented with some comparisons to experimental data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 22, 2000
Accession Number
ADA379362

Entities

People

  • Joel C. Rogers
  • William G. Szymczak

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Computations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Flow
  • Fluids
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Simulations
  • Steady State
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Viscosity

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics
  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.