Experimental investigations on small-and full-scale ship models with polyurea coatings subjected to underwater explosion

Nowadays, the mitigation of damage to a ship caused by the underwater explosion attracts more and more attention from the modern ship designers. In this study, two kinds of scale tests were conducted to investigate the effects of polyurea coatings on the blast resistance of hulls subjected to underw...

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Main Authors: Jian Liu, Feng-jiang An, Cheng Wu, Sha-sha Liao, Ming-xue Zhou, Dong-yu Xue, Huan Guo
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Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2022-07-01
Series:Defence Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914721000891
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author Jian Liu
Feng-jiang An
Cheng Wu
Sha-sha Liao
Ming-xue Zhou
Dong-yu Xue
Huan Guo
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Feng-jiang An
Cheng Wu
Sha-sha Liao
Ming-xue Zhou
Dong-yu Xue
Huan Guo
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description Nowadays, the mitigation of damage to a ship caused by the underwater explosion attracts more and more attention from the modern ship designers. In this study, two kinds of scale tests were conducted to investigate the effects of polyurea coatings on the blast resistance of hulls subjected to underwater explosion. Firstly, small-scale model tests with different polyurea coatings were carried out. Results indicate that polyurea has a better blast resistance performance when coated on the front face, which can effectively reduce the maximum deflection of the steel plate by more than 20% and reduce the deformation energy by 35.7%–45.4%. Next, a full-scale ship (approximately 50 m × 9 m) under loadings produced by the detonation of 33 kg of spherical TNT charges was tested, where a part of the ship was coated with polyurea on the front face (8 mm + 24 mm) and not on the contrast area. Damage characteristics on the bottom were statistically analyzed based on a 3D scanning technology, indicating that polyurea contributes to enhancing the blast protection of the ship. However, damage results of this test were different from those of the small-scale tests. Moreover, the deformation area of the bottom with polyurea was greatly increased by 40.1% to disperse explosion energy, a conclusion that cannot be drown from the small-scale tests.
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spelling doaj.art-61cf2f584b524b0fb2f428e6603b3c0e2022-12-22T01:00:08ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Defence Technology2214-91472022-07-0118712571268Experimental investigations on small-and full-scale ship models with polyurea coatings subjected to underwater explosionJian Liu0Feng-jiang An1Cheng Wu2Sha-sha Liao3Ming-xue Zhou4Dong-yu Xue5Huan Guo6State Key Laboratory Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, ChinaCorresponding author.; State Key Laboratory Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, ChinaState Key Laboratory Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, ChinaState Key Laboratory Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, ChinaState Key Laboratory Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, ChinaState Key Laboratory Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, ChinaState Key Laboratory Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, ChinaNowadays, the mitigation of damage to a ship caused by the underwater explosion attracts more and more attention from the modern ship designers. In this study, two kinds of scale tests were conducted to investigate the effects of polyurea coatings on the blast resistance of hulls subjected to underwater explosion. Firstly, small-scale model tests with different polyurea coatings were carried out. Results indicate that polyurea has a better blast resistance performance when coated on the front face, which can effectively reduce the maximum deflection of the steel plate by more than 20% and reduce the deformation energy by 35.7%–45.4%. Next, a full-scale ship (approximately 50 m × 9 m) under loadings produced by the detonation of 33 kg of spherical TNT charges was tested, where a part of the ship was coated with polyurea on the front face (8 mm + 24 mm) and not on the contrast area. Damage characteristics on the bottom were statistically analyzed based on a 3D scanning technology, indicating that polyurea contributes to enhancing the blast protection of the ship. However, damage results of this test were different from those of the small-scale tests. Moreover, the deformation area of the bottom with polyurea was greatly increased by 40.1% to disperse explosion energy, a conclusion that cannot be drown from the small-scale tests.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914721000891Polyurea coatingsSmall-scale modelFull-scale shipUnderwater explosionBlast resistance
spellingShingle Jian Liu
Feng-jiang An
Cheng Wu
Sha-sha Liao
Ming-xue Zhou
Dong-yu Xue
Huan Guo
Experimental investigations on small-and full-scale ship models with polyurea coatings subjected to underwater explosion
Defence Technology
Polyurea coatings
Small-scale model
Full-scale ship
Underwater explosion
Blast resistance
title Experimental investigations on small-and full-scale ship models with polyurea coatings subjected to underwater explosion
title_full Experimental investigations on small-and full-scale ship models with polyurea coatings subjected to underwater explosion
title_fullStr Experimental investigations on small-and full-scale ship models with polyurea coatings subjected to underwater explosion
title_full_unstemmed Experimental investigations on small-and full-scale ship models with polyurea coatings subjected to underwater explosion
title_short Experimental investigations on small-and full-scale ship models with polyurea coatings subjected to underwater explosion
title_sort experimental investigations on small and full scale ship models with polyurea coatings subjected to underwater explosion
topic Polyurea coatings
Small-scale model
Full-scale ship
Underwater explosion
Blast resistance
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914721000891
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