摘要

Modeling and studying the impact behaviors of angular particles is critical in understanding the mechanisms of erosive wear on solid surfaces. This article focuses on effective mesh-free model based on the smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method to simulate impacts of angular particles on metallic surfaces. The predicted results are compared with the available experimental data, and good agreement has been achieved. Our simulations under different incident conditions successfully reproduce the general impact behaviors of angular particles, including rotating behavior and rebound behavior, which enables detailed examinations of erosion mechanisms. We find that the rotating behaviors are mainly determined by initial orientation and impact angle, whereas impact velocity has little effect. For backward impact involving a prying-off action, there generally exsits a critical impact velocity below which the cutting process would never be finished, which may result in a rebound angle greater than 90 degrees. Further, multiple and overlapping impacts are simulated to reveal the effect of a pre-created crater on the subsequent impact. The results demonstrate the ability of the present model to handle the extremely deformed surface by overlapping impacts. The proposed SPH model and the present study could be useful in the study of erosive wear on the surface of metal devices that carry granular substances.