Secondary Pressure Pulses Due to Gas Globe Oscillation in Underwater Explosions. I. Experimental Data

Pressure waves emitted by the oscillating gas globe in underwater explosions of T.N.T. have been recorded at depths great enough to render small the perturbation effects due to migration of the bubbles under the influence of gravity. The first eight periods of oscillation have been measured and the pressure-time curves analyzed in order to obtain peak pressure, positive impulse, and energy flux resulting from the first two pulses. The scaling of pressure pulse parameters with charge size is examined.