STUDY OF EXPLOSION-GENERATED SURFACE WATER WAVES

Abstract

Explosion generated surface waves in deep water is discussed. The tests will be carried out at pressures as low as 0.001 atmosphere in a large (10 ft diameter, 20 ft long) cylindrical vacuum vessel within which will be placed a rectangular tank (4 ft wide, 13 ft long, and 6 ft deep) filled to a depth of 5 ft with an inhibited transformer oil. The early events following detonations both above and below the fluid surface will be documented with high-speed motion picture photography. Four locations in the vertical will be examined with energy releases of from 1 to 300 calories. Both exploding wires and chemical explosives will be used as sources. Some preliminary tests with wires exploded in water at normal atmospheric pressure are described. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0349227

Entities

People

  • K. Kaplan
  • N. R. Wallace

Organizations

  • URS Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barometric Pressure
  • Chemical Explosives
  • Deep Water
  • Exploding Wires
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Motion Picture Photography
  • Motion Pictures
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photography
  • Surface Waters
  • Surface Waves
  • Water
  • Water Waves
  • Waves

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.