Collapse deformation simulation of metal liner under coupling of multi-physics field

Abstract

Abstract In order to study the collapse deformation mechanism of metal liner under coupling of multi-physics field, the input current was obtained through circuit design and simulation by Multisim. The results show that the peak input current is determined by the capacitor voltage. The coupling simulation of electromagnetic-thermal-mechanical field was carried out by using LS-DYNA software. The influence mechanism of liner on the collapse deformation of the metal liner is analysed. The collapse deformation of liner with cylindrical tip is different from that of traditional liner. The tip of the cylinder is beneficial to utilizing the high pressure in the centre of the cylinder. But the micro-element at the top of the cone collapse to the axis with decreasing velocity along the outer contour of the tip. For the conical metal liner with cylindrical end, the current peak needs to reach more than 2 MA to make the liner obtain sufficient collapse velocity. The collapse velocity of conical metal liner element increases with the decrease of wall thickness, while the collapse velocity of bottom liner element decreases with the increase of cone diameter and cone height.