scholarly journals Numerical Modelling of Ballistic Impact on HMPP Woven Fabric Impregnated with Shear-thickening Fluids

2017 ◽  
Vol 173 ◽  
pp. 73-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.H. Mirrahimi ◽  
M. Hasanzadeh ◽  
V. Mottaghitalab ◽  
P. Sharma
2019 ◽  
Vol 225 ◽  
pp. 111148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Avisek Chatterjee ◽  
Sanjeev Kumar Verma ◽  
Debarati Bhattacharjee ◽  
Ipsita Biswas ◽  
Swati Neogi

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dakshitha Weerasinghe ◽  
Damith Mohotti ◽  
Jeremy Anderson

Soft armour consisting of multi-layered high-performance fabrics are a popular choice for personal protection. Extensive work done in the last few decades suggests that shear thickening fluids improve the impact resistance of woven fabrics. Shear thickening fluid–impregnated fabrics have been proven as an ideal candidate for producing comfortable, high-performance soft body armour. However, the mechanism of defeating a projectile using a shear thickening fluid–impregnated multi-layered fabric is not fully understood and can be considered as a gap in the research done on the improvement of soft armour. Even though considerable progress has been achieved on dry fabrics, limited studies have been performed on shear thickening fluid–impregnated fabrics. The knowledge of simulation of multi-layered fabric armour is not well developed. The complexity in creating the geometry of the yarns, incorporating friction between yarns and initial pre-tension between yarns due to weaving patterns make the numerical modelling a complex process. In addition, the existing knowledge in this area is widely dispersed in the published literature and requires synthesis to enhance the development of shear thickening fluid–impregnated fabrics. Therefore, this article aims to provide a comprehensive review of the current methods of modelling shear thickening fluid–impregnated fabrics with a critical analysis of the techniques used. The review is preceded by an overview of shear thickening behaviour and related mechanisms, followed by a discussion of innovative approaches in numerical modelling of fabrics. A novel state-of-the-art means of modelling shear thickening fluid–impregnated fabrics is proposed in conclusion of the review of current methods. A short case study is also presented using the proposed approach of modelling.


2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Ding ◽  
Weihua Li ◽  
Shirley Z. Shen

2021 ◽  
pp. 002199832098424
Author(s):  
Mohsen Jeddi ◽  
Mojtaba Yazdani

Whereas most previous studies have focused on improving the penetration resistance of Shear Thickening Fluids (STFs) treated composites, in this study, the dynamic compressive response of single and multi-ply 3 D E-Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) composites with the STF matrix was investigated by using a drop-weight low-velocity impact test. The experimental results revealed the STF improved the compressive and cushioning performance of the composites such that with increasing its concentration, further improvement was observed. The five-ply composite containing the STF of 30 wt% silica nanoparticles and 1 wt% carbon nanotubes (CNTs) reduced the applied peak force by 56% and 26% compared to a steel plate and five-ply neat samples, respectively. A series of repeated impacts was performed, and it was found that the performance of high-concentration composites is further decreased under this type of loading.


2021 ◽  
Vol 266 ◽  
pp. 113778
Author(s):  
Qingsong Wei ◽  
Dan Yang ◽  
Bohong Gu ◽  
Baozhong Sun

2007 ◽  
Vol 46 (8) ◽  
pp. 1099-1108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Fischer ◽  
Christopher J. G. Plummer ◽  
Véronique Michaud ◽  
Pierre-Etienne Bourban ◽  
Jan-Anders E. Månson

Author(s):  
Nariman Ashrafi ◽  
Habib Karimi Haghighi

The effects of nonlinearities on the stability are explored for shear thickening fluids in the narrow-gap limit of the Taylor-Couette flow. It is assumed that shear-thickening fluids behave exactly as opposite of shear thinning ones. A dynamical system is obtained from the conservation of mass and momentum equations which include nonlinear terms in velocity components due to the shear-dependent viscosity. It is found that the critical Taylor number, corresponding to the loss of stability of Couette flow becomes higher as the shear-thickening effects increases. Similar to the shear thinning case, the Taylor vortex structure emerges in the shear thickening flow, however they quickly disappear thus bringing the flow back to the purely azimuthal flow. Naturally, one expects shear thickening fluids to result in inverse dynamical behavior of shear thinning fluids. This study proves that this is not the case for every point on the bifurcation diagram.


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