title: A sealed capsule system for biological and liquid shock-recovery experiments.
abstract: This paper presents an experimental method designed to one-dimensionally shock load and subsequently recover liquid samples. Resultant loading profiles have been interrogated via hydrocode simulation as the nature of the target did not allow for direct application of the diagnostics typically employed in shock physics (e.g., manganin stress gauges or Heterodyne velocimeter (Het-V)). The target setup has been experimentally tested using aluminium flyer plates accelerated by a 50-mm bore single-stage gas-gun reaching projectile impact velocities of up to ~500 ms(-1) (corresponding to peak pressures of up to ca. 4 GPa being experienced by fluid samples). Recovered capsules survived well showing only minor signs of damage. Modelled gauge traces have been validated through the use of a (slightly modified) experiment in which a Het-V facing the rear of the inner capsule was employed. In these tests, good correlation between simulated and experimental traces was observed.
authors.affiliation: Cranfield University, Cranfield Defence and Security, Shrivenham SN6 8LA, United Kingdom. j.leighs@cranfield.ac.uk
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Leighs
authors.forename: Gareth J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Appleby-Thomas
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stennett
authors.forename: Amer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hameed
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wilgeroth
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hazell
mesh_terms: D002214:Capsules; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000295:instrumentation*; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D008829:Microbiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011312:Pressure; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D002214:Capsules