Acoustic Model of the Remnant Bubble Cloud from Underwater Explosion

Abstract

A model of formation, development, and acoustic properties of the bubble cloud resulting from an underwater explosion is presented. The model includes several parts: explosion globe dynamics, initial break-up of the explosion globe, turbulence created by the explosion globe fragmentation, and further break-up of the bubbles by the turbulence. The time history of the bubble cloud properties is calculated under the assumption of the cloud being a collection of non-interacting bubbles. Model results are compared with the available experimental data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA572484

Entities

People

  • Alexei Kouzoubov
  • Carlos Godoy
  • John Castano
  • Mark Hyman

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Properties
  • Buoyancy
  • Coefficients
  • Detonations
  • Dynamics
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Explosion Bubbles
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Oscillation
  • Potential Energy
  • Rayleigh Taylor Instability
  • Simulations
  • Underwater Explosions

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Seismology