Assessment of Compression Driven Shock Tube Designs in Replicating Free-Field Blast Conditions for Traumatic Brain Injury Studies
| Autor: | Sunil Sutar, Shailesh Ganpule |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
030506 rehabilitation
Materials science Traumatic brain injury Models Neurological Explosions Mechanics medicine.disease Compression (physics) humanities 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Blast Injuries hemic and lymphatic diseases Shock (circulatory) Brain Injuries Traumatic medicine Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science Shock tube 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of neurotrauma. 38(12) |
| ISSN: | 1557-9042 |
| Popis: | Compression driven shock tubes are indispensable in studies of blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI). The ability of shock tubes in faithfully recreating free-field blast conditions is of enormous interest and has a direct impact on injury outcomes. Toward this end, the evolution of blast wave inside and outside of the compression driven shock tube has been studied using validated, finite element based shock tube models. Several shock tube configurations (uniform cross-section, transition, conical, suddenly expanded, and end plate) have been considered. The finite element modeling approach has been used to simulate the transient, dynamic response of blast wave propagation. The response is studied for longer durations (40-100 msec) compared with the existing literature. We demonstrate that locations inside and outside of the shock tube can generate free-field blast profile in some form, but with numerous caveats. Our results indicate that the locations inside the shock tube are affected by higher underpressure and corresponding kinetic energy yield compared with free-field blast. These effects can be minimized using optimized end plate configuration at the exit of the shock tube, yet this is accompanied by secondary loading that is not representative of the free-field blast. Blast wave profile can be tailored using transition, conical, and suddenly expanded sections. We observe oscillations in the blast wave profile for suddenly expanded configuration. Locations outside the shock tube are affected by jet-wind effects because of the sudden expansion, barring a narrow region at the exit. For the desired overpressure yield inferred in bTBI, obtaining positive phase durations of1 msec inside the shock tube, which are sought for studies in rodents, is challenging. Overall, these results underscore that replicating free-field blast conditions using a shock tube involves tradeoffs that need to be weighed carefully and their effect on injury outcomes should be evaluated during laboratory bTBI investigations. |
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