2024 AIChE Annual Meeting

(171a) Dimensional Analysis to Scale Impulse and Overpressure Caused by Shock and Subsonic Waves

Author

Breed, N. - Presenter, Liberty University
Scaling and simulating the interaction between a shock wave and complex geometries is important for many military pursuits. Both general acoustic and blast scaling have been researched to an extensive degree, but many questions remain regarding the combination of the two. The primary question that this thesis will seek to answer is how dimensional analysis can be used to scale between small-scale acoustic data and shock wave data for experimental purposes. This will involve significant research into general acoustics, wave behavior, general acoustic scaling, blast physics, and blast scaling. Significant portion of this research have been accomplished in former petitions which will allow for a smooth transition into the thesis research. Once the analysis portion of this process has been accomplished, a synthesis of information will occur with the goal of attaining the applicable dimensionless parameters and time scales for future scaling experiments.