A Two-Camera System to Study Underwater Explosions

Abstract

A photographic system is described which uses two high-speed framing cameras, special illumination techniques, and appropriate synchronization to study the behavior of small underwater explosions in both the microsecond and millisecond time ranges. A Cordin camera is used to study pressure pulse behavior and the formation of cavitation fields. A Fastax camera is used to study the bubble effect and gross water motion. Typical results obtained from such a two-camera system are discussed in terms of one specific test.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0743089

Entities

People

  • John Pearson
  • Lawrence N. Cosner
  • Rolland Gallup

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bubbles
  • Cameras
  • Detonations
  • Detonators
  • Energy Transfer
  • Explosion Bubbles
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Films
  • Images
  • Light Sources
  • Microsecond Time
  • Reflectors
  • Shock Waves
  • Underwater Explosions
  • Underwater Objects
  • Water Tanks

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Geodesy