Numerical simulation of the parabolic shell surface under blast wave loading

Deformation of parabolic shell surface under explosion shock waves is a complex dynamic problem. Because of reflection and interference of blast wave, it's hard to analytically delineate the dynamic responds of radar parabolic shell surface on blast wave. To gain the characteristics of thin shell deformation under impulsive loading of blast wave, numerical simulation methods for blast load on the shell structure was studied and analyzed. Euler-Lagrange numerical simulation was implemented by AUTODYN code to simulate the problem. Through analysis on deflection feature of radial position under different explosive mass and detonation height, an equation was founded by fitting the deflection results from numerical simulation results of shockwave loading. Experiments were arranged to confirm the validity of the formula. The results gained by simulation are consistent with experiments, and the formula can be used to delineate the deflection of aluminum alloy parabolic shell under blast loading.