Study on the mesh size determination method of blast wave numerical simulation with strong applicability

Abstract

With the rapid development of computer hardware and software technology, numerical simulations have become one of the most important tools for studying propagation law of blast wave. Results of numerical simulations of explosion events greatly depend on the mesh size. The mesh size determination methods in the literature are relatively weak in generality. In this paper, a mesh size determination method with strong applicability is proposed. According to this method, the mesh size is the product of the scale coefficient and the third root of the equivalent TNT mass. The scale coefficient is related to the model dimension, scaled distance and simulation accuracy, and is independent of the TNT shape and the location of the detonation point. A large number of numerical simulation results confirm the accuracy of this method. The recommended scale coefficient to meet the engineering accuracy requirements is related to the model dimension and scaled distance. In general, when the scaled distance and model dimension are larger, the recommended scale coefficient will be larger. In this paper, the figures and tables of the recommended scale coefficients of 1D, 2D and 3D models varying with the scaled distance are given, and their rationality is verified by the existing numerical simulation events of blast wave. They can be used as a reference to determine the mesh size in numerical simulation of blast wave.

Keywords

• Blast wave
• Numerical simulation
• Mesh size
• TNT mass