Numerical and Experimental Study of the Use of Mineral Pumice in the Core of the Sandwich Panel to Absorb the Shock Wave

Abstract

Reducing the effects of unwanted shocks and waves is a very common problem in engineering. Some materials, due to their inherent properties, can be used as energy absorbers, such as foams, porous materials, and granular materials. porous granular materials that were considered in this study due to their low density and energy absorption capacity. But to use the granular material as the core of the sandwich panel, you have to think of a way to hold the granules together. In this article, using molding with resin, aluminum and polyurethane foam, an attempt has been made to make cores for sandwich panels from mineral pumice. the use of foam showed better performance than the other two materials. These adsorbents have the property of substrate flexibility and impact absorption and low density of porous materials at the same time. The properties of the core were obtained using a pressure test and used in software. Explosion experiments are free and Abaqus software is used in the simulation. The results show that the panel with a thicker back cover has a better performance in absorbing explosion energy. Increasing the thickness of the core has also increased energy absorption.