An Evaluation of Various Theoretical Models for Underwater Explosion Bubble Pulsation

Abstract

A number of theoretical calculations of the motion of a spherical underwater explosion bubble oscillating in an incompressible homogeneous unbounded inviscid fluid are presented, using various 'models' for the behavior of the bubble interior. The purpose of this study was to find an adequate representation for use in axisymmetric calculations of underwater nuclear explosion effects in which the bubble may become non-spherical due to the effects of gravity and/or nearby boundaries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1971
Accession Number
AD0737271

Entities

People

  • John W. Pritchett

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bubbles
  • Buoyancy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Explosion Bubbles
  • Explosion Effects
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Two Dimensional
  • Underwater Explosions

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Seismology
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.