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Modeling meso-scale energy localization in shocked HMX, Part II: training machine-learned surrogate models for void shape and void-void interaction effects

Surrogate models for hotspot ignition and growth rates were presented in Part I, where the hotspots were formed by the collapse of single cylindrical voids. Such isolated cylindrical voids are idealizations of the void morphology in real meso-structures. This paper therefore investigates the effect of non-cylindrical void shapes and void-void interactions on hotspot ignition and growth. Surrogate models capturing these effects are constructed using a Bayesian Kriging approach. The training data for machine learning the surrogates are derived from reactive void collapse simulations spanning the parameter space of void aspect ratio (AR), void orientation ($θ$), and void fraction ($ϕ$). The resulting surrogate models portray strong dependence of the ignition and growth rates on void aspect ratio and orientation, particularly when they are oriented at acute angles with respect to the imposed shock. The surrogate models for void interaction effects show significant changes in hotspot ignition and growth rates as the void fraction increases. The paper elucidates the physics of hotspot evolution in void fields due to the creation and interaction of multiple hotspots. The results from this work will be useful not only for constructing meso-informed macro-scale models of HMX, but also for understanding the physics of void-void interactions and sensitivity due to void shape and orientation.