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A continuum mixture theory is used to describe shock wave reflections on low density open-cell polyurethane foam. Numerical simulations are compared to the shock tube experiments of Skews (1991) and detailed wave fields are shown of a shock wave interacting with a layer of foam adjacent to a rigid wall boundary. These comparisons demonstrate that a continuum mixture theory describes well the shock interactions with low density foam.
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Baer, M.R. A numerical study of shock wave reflections on low density foam. Shock Waves 2, 121–124 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01415901
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01415901