Analysis of planar and spherical shock-wave mitigation by wet aqueous foams

Carole Breda (1) , Steven Kerampran (1) , M.-O. Sturtzer , M. Arrigoni (1) , J.F. Legendre

1 IRDL - Institut de Recherche Dupuy de Lôme

In a context where more and more Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) are found on national territories or theaters of external operations, the fight against IEDs has intensified since 2008, aiming, in particular, at designing reliable blast mitigation systems. Aqueous foams were identified in the 1970s as an efficient protective medium against blast and sound effects. They have been widely used because of their ease of application, but the quantification of the physical phenomena leading to mitigation remains unclear.

Keywords: Shock waves; Mitigation; Aqueous foams; Improvised explosive devices

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]; Reactive fluid environment

Carole Breda, Steven Kerampran, M.-O. Sturtzer, M. Arrigoni, J.F. Legendre. Analysis of planar and spherical shock-wave mitigation by wet aqueous foams . Kontis, Konstantinos. Shock Wave Interactions. Selected Articles from the 22nd International Shock Interaction Symposium, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, 4-8 July 2016, Springer, pp.279-297, 2018, 978-3-319-73179-7. - 978-3-319-73180-3 (Online) ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-73180-3_22⟩. ⟨hal-01811273⟩