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Shock Velocity Measurement in Water by Sulfur Probes
Author(s) -
Yadav H. S.,
Kamath P. V.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.56
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1521-4087
pISSN - 0721-3115
DOI - 10.1002/prep.19860110505
Subject(s) - shock (circulatory) , shock wave , detonation , explosive material , materials science , acoustics , transducer , shock tube , mechanics , range (aeronautics) , optics , physics , chemistry , composite material , medicine , organic chemistry
Sulfur‐coated pin oscillographic technique (SPOT) has been developed as a new technique for measurement of shock velocity in water. Unlike other techniques, generally employing piezoelectric transducer or high speed photography, the application of this technique is not restricted to the measurement of shock wave pressures over a limited range. To illustrate the application and accuracy of the technique the detonation pressures of a few typical explosives have been measured with this technique and compared with those determined elsewhere by using other techniques. The new technique has yielded measurement of shock velocity in water within an accuracy of 2%.