COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ›› 2021, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (12): 12-18.DOI: 10.19936/j.cnki.2096-8000.20211228.002

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Acoustic target strength analysis of composite egg-shaped pressure hulls

WU Jian1,2, ZHU Ting-guo3, LI Hong-yun2, WANG Wei-bo2   

  1. 1. National Key Laboratory on Ship Vibration & Noise, Naval University of Engineering, Wuhan 430033, China;
    2. National Key Laboratory on Ship Vibration & Noise, China Ship Scientific Research Center, Wuxi 214082, China;
    3. Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200137, China
  • Received:2021-03-30 Online:2021-12-28 Published:2022-01-07

Abstract: In order to study acoustic target strength of underwater composite egg-shaped pressure hulls, the minimum thickness egg-shaped pressure hulls satisfying the strength and buckling condition are taken as research object. An acoustic-solid coupling model of egg-shaped pressure hull is established with finite element method. The influence of design parameters such as material type, egg-shaped coefficient, composite material thickness and winding angle on acoustic target strength is analyzed. Finally, acoustic target strength of egg-shaped pressure hull composed of composite material with metal head is analyzed. The results show that under the same shape conditions, the maximum acoustic target strength of composite egg-shaped pressure hulls is lower than that of titanium. When sound waves incident along the tip direction of egg-shaped pressure hull, medium and high frequency acoustic target strength is the lowest and it is inversely proportional to the egg-shaped coefficient. It is suggested that egg-shaped pressure shell should be arranged with the tip upward in deep sea.

Key words: acoustic target strength, egg-shaped, composite material, pressure hulls, numerical analysis

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