Non-Symmetrical Collapse of an Empty Cylindrical Cavity Studied with Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics

Abstract

The non-symmetrical collapse of an empty cylindrical cavity is modeled using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics. The presence of a nearby surface produces an anisotropic pressure field generating a high-velocity jet that hits the surface. The collapse follows a different dynamic based on the initial distance between the center of the cavity and the surface. When the distance is greater than the cavity radius (detached cavity) the surface is hit by traveling shock waves. When the distance is less than the cavity radius (attached cavity) the surface is directly hit by the jet and later by other shock waves generated in the last stages of the of the collapse. The results show that the surface is hit by a stronger shock when distance between the center of the cavity and the surface is zero while showing more complex double peaks behavior for other distances.