A novel method for dynamic specimen recovery using tandem momentum traps on an otherwise standard split Hopkinson pressure bar, is presented. The method is based on a pair of concentric tubes that are impedance matched to ...

While modern CFD tools are able to provide the user with reliable and accurate simulations, there is a strong need for interactive design and analysis tools. State-of-the-art CFD software employs massive resources in terms ...

This paper presents the first extensive study of the performances of solid polymers used as confinement materials for laser shock applications such as laser shock peening (LSP) as opposed to the exclusively used water-confined ...

The kinetic model established for describing the thermal oxidation of linear polymethylenic substrates, in previous studies conducted in the laboratory PIMM, has been successfully generalized to epoxy-diamine (EPO-DA) ...