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Experimental and numerical investigation on hypervelocity impact response of 2D plain-woven C/SiC composite

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The thermal protection structure of a spacecraft in service inevitably suffers from hypervelocity impact by space debris. The 2D plain-woven C/SiC composite is a typical ceramic-matrix material that has been extensively applied for thermal protection. In this study, the effects of Mylar flyers on 2D-C/SiC composite and LY12 hard aluminum under the velocity range from 3400 m/s to 9300 m/s are investigated using an electric gun. The free surface velocity history of the specimen is recorded through the Doppler probe system, and the debris clouds are collected using a foam plate. Then, an orthotropic constitutive material model is chosen to describe the hypervelocity impact response of the 2D-C/SiC composite using the commercial software Autodyn. Numerical simulations are conducted based on smooth particle hydrodynamics solver, and the results agree well with the experimental data. The relationships of free surface velocity to the flyer diameter and plate thickness are also discussed. The results from this study are very useful for thermal protection structural design.

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  1. School of Aeronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710072, China

    Yang Yang & Fei Xu

  2. State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China

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This paper was presented at the FEOFS 2013, Jeju, Korea, June 9–13, 2013. Recommended by Guest Editor Jung-Il Song

Yang Yang received his B.S. degree in College of Mathematics and Information Science from Shaanxi Normal University, China, in 2008. He then received his M.S. degree in School of Science from Northwestern Polytechnical University in 2010. Dr. Yang is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Aeronautics from Northwestern Polytechnical University, China. Dr. Yang’s research interests include SPH method and impact response of ceramic-matrix composites.

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Yang, Y., Xu, F. Experimental and numerical investigation on hypervelocity impact response of 2D plain-woven C/SiC composite. J Mech Sci Technol 29, 11–16 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-014-1202-3

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