The manipulation of intense shock waves to either attenuate or enhance damage has long been a key goal in the domain of impact dynamics.Effective methods for such manipulation,however,remain elusive owing to the wide ...The manipulation of intense shock waves to either attenuate or enhance damage has long been a key goal in the domain of impact dynamics.Effective methods for such manipulation,however,remain elusive owing to the wide spectrum and irreversible destructive nature of intense shock waves.This work proposes a novel approach for actively controlling intense shock waves in solids,inspired by the principles of optical and explosive lenses.Specifically,by designing a shock wave convex lens composed of a low-shock-impedance material embedded in a high-shock-impedance matrix,we prove the feasibility of transforming a planar shock into a spherically converging shock.This is based on oblique shock theory,according to which shock waves pass through an oblique interface and then undergo deflection.Both experimental and simulation results demonstrate that,as expected,the obtained local spherical shock wave has a wavefront that is nearly perfectly spherical and uniform in pressure.Thus,this work proves the possibility of generating spherical shock waves using plate-impact experiments and highlights the potential of further exploration of the manipulation of shock waves in solids.It also contributes an innovative perspective for both armor penetration technologies and shock wave mitigation strategies.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2021YFB3802303)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12302493 and 12525211).
文摘The manipulation of intense shock waves to either attenuate or enhance damage has long been a key goal in the domain of impact dynamics.Effective methods for such manipulation,however,remain elusive owing to the wide spectrum and irreversible destructive nature of intense shock waves.This work proposes a novel approach for actively controlling intense shock waves in solids,inspired by the principles of optical and explosive lenses.Specifically,by designing a shock wave convex lens composed of a low-shock-impedance material embedded in a high-shock-impedance matrix,we prove the feasibility of transforming a planar shock into a spherically converging shock.This is based on oblique shock theory,according to which shock waves pass through an oblique interface and then undergo deflection.Both experimental and simulation results demonstrate that,as expected,the obtained local spherical shock wave has a wavefront that is nearly perfectly spherical and uniform in pressure.Thus,this work proves the possibility of generating spherical shock waves using plate-impact experiments and highlights the potential of further exploration of the manipulation of shock waves in solids.It also contributes an innovative perspective for both armor penetration technologies and shock wave mitigation strategies.
