Computational simulation of shock tube and the effect of shock thickness on strain-rates

Kaveh Laksari, Soroush Assari, Kurosh Darvish

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Abstract

Blast-induced neurotrauma has become an increasing concern with the advancement of explosive devices and high rates of loading. Recent experiments show that under blast loading conditions, brain tissue undergoes small displacements that are much lower than the threshold of traumatic brain injury. Based on the nonlinear viscoelastic nature of brain tissue, stress waves generated in the tissue due to blast loading can evolve into shock waves, which create high spatial and temporal pressure gradients at the shock front. In this study, the effect and importance of shock front thickness in simulating the response of tissues in shock tube scenarios has been investigated. It is shown that such measures can have a significant effect on prediction on injury in computational models.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - 39th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC 2013
Pages193-194
Number of pages2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event39th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC 2013 - Syracuse, NY, United States
Duration: Apr 5 2013Apr 7 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC

Conference

Conference39th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySyracuse, NY
Period4/5/134/7/13

Keywords

  • Blast-induced neurotrauma
  • brain tissue
  • computational
  • viscoelastic

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering

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