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Experimentally-validated mesoscale modeling of the coupled mechanical–thermal response of AP–HTPB energetic material under dynamic loading

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This manuscript presents a combined computational–experimental study of the mesoscale thermo-mechanical behavior of the Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) bonded ammonium perchlorate (AP) composite energetic material subjected to dynamic loading conditions. The computational model considers the AP–HTPB interface debonding, post-debonding interface friction and temperature rise due to viscoelastic dissipation as well as dissipative interfacial processes. The interface is modeled using a cohesive zone model combined with a contact algorithm to account for the interface separation, particle/binder contact and heat generation. The HTPB binder is modeled as viscoelastic with adiabatic temperature rise. Three experiments are conducted to calibrate and validate the model. Raman spectroscopy and indentation experiment are employed to determine the interface properties, whereas Kolsky bar tension test along with in-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction measurements are used to validate the model and understand the interface separation characteristics under dynamic loading.

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Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Dynamic materials and Interactions program (Grant No.: FA9550-15-1-0202, Program Manager: Dr. Jennifer Jordan). We thank Prof. Weinong Chen of Purdue University for allowing the use of his Kolsky bar setup at Argonne National Laboratory. We also thank Kamel Fezzaa, Tao Sun, Niranjan Parab, Jesus Mares and Zane Roberts for helping with the Kolsky bar experiment.

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  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, VU Station B#351831, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA

    Ruize Hu & Caglar Oskay

  2. School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA

    Chandra Prakash, Vikas Tomar & Michael Harr

  3. School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA

    Ibrahim Emre Gunduz

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Hu, R., Prakash, C., Tomar, V. et al. Experimentally-validated mesoscale modeling of the coupled mechanical–thermal response of AP–HTPB energetic material under dynamic loading. Int J Fract 203, 277–298 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-016-0141-7

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