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DTIC Underwater 1lb BP Shot
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DTIC Underwater 1lb BP Shot
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UNDERWATER SHOCKWAVE FREQUENCY
SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, III FREQUENCY
SPECTRUM OF PRESSURE PULSES
GENERATED BY ONE-POUND BLACK
POWDER AND PROPELLANT CHARGES (U)
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W. D, COLEMAN
Captain, USN
Commander
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C. J. ARONSON
By direction
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CONTENTS
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1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. EXPERIMENTAL ARRANGEMENTS 1
Charges 1
Rig and Instrumentation 2
3. RESULTS 3
Shock Wave Records 3
Spectrum Analysis 3
k. CONCLUSIONS 4
REFERENCES 5
ILLUSTRATIONS
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1 Initial Pressure Pulse from Charges Encased In
Heavy Metal Containers, Range Equals 2-1/2 Feet... 6
2 Amplitude Spectrum of Initial Pressure Pulse for
1-lb Black Powder and Propellent Charges Encased
In Heavy Metal Containers, Range Equals 2-1/2 Feet 7
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1. INTRODUCTION
The fact that the shock waves from high explosive charges
contain large amounts of energy Is an Important reason why
charges have been used for many years as sound sources In the sea.
The almost Instantaneous pressure rise and the short duration of
the shock wave pressure pulse from a small high explosive charge
results In a frequency spectrum which provides substantial amounts
of energy at the higher frequencies. As the pressure pulse Is
transmitted long distances through the water, the attenuation
due to absorption and scattering Increases and Is greater at the
higher frequencies. Hence, If the energy In an explosive charge
could be redistributed from the high frequency to the low
frequency end of the spectrum, without decreasing the total
energy, more of the energy would be transmitted to large distances.
It was suggested (a)* that such a reapportlonment could be ob-
tained with propellant compositions.
2. EXPERIMENTAL ARRANGEMENTS
were sealed with pipe caps. In the center of one pipe cap a
hole was drilled and a 3/8-ln. diameter by approximately 1 3/^-ln.
long copper tube was soldered at its midpoint in the hole. This
tube provided an entrance for an electrical cable used in the
initiation of the explosive charge. The initiation was performed
by means of a large electric current delivered through a nichrora
wire connected across the cable leads and imbedded in the center
of the top end of the explosive.
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3. RESULTS
Shock' Wave Records, The wave form of the pressure pulses from
the-black powder and propellant charges encased in thick metal
containers differed appreciably from the conventional high explosive
shock waves. For both explosives, the pressure increased slowly
and linearly to a maximum value after which the pressure decayed
exponentially at an even slower ra*e. For the 1-lb black powder A
charge, a maximum pressure (see Figure la) of about 16.10" dynes/cm
(232 psi) was obtained at a distance of 2-1/2 ft in about O.63
msec. The duration of this pulse was not determined since it was
cut off by the surface reflection at about 4,75 msec. For the
1-lb ARP propellant charge, a maximum pressure (see Figure lb) of
about 89,10° dynes/cm2 (1290 psi) was measured at 2-1/2 ft,. The
time to rise to maximum pressure was only about 0,14 msec; the
duration of this pulse was also cut off by the surface reflection
at about 4,75 msec. Its rate of decay, however, was much faster .
than that for black powder. For comparison, 1-lb TNT charges at
the same range show a maximum pressure.(c) of about 5.30.10° dynes/cm2
(770O psi) and a time constant of about 100 microseconds. The
shape of the pressure-time records for both explosives tested was
unaltered at the 10-ft and 4o-ft distances, except for an earlier
cut-off. Surface cut-off occurred at about 3,4 msec and 1.2 msec
at the 10-ft and 4o-ft distances, respectively, thus rendering
these records unsuitable for Integrating and spectrum analysis.
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4. CONCLUSIONS
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REFERENCES
(a) NOL Itr E:JEA:sgm (X9) Ser 0675 of 29 Mar 1957 to BuOrd
(ReU3) with end (l), "Preliminary Suggestions Applicable
to Explosive Echo Ranging Problems", Confidential
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