[PDF] Wave Making By An Underwater Explosion eBook

Author : Bernard Le Mehaute
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 39,70 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789810220839

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This is the first book on explosion-generated water waves. It presents the theoretical foundations and experimental results of the generation and propagation of impulsively generated waves resulting from underwater explosions. Many of the theories and concepts presented herein are applicable to other types of water waves, in particular, tsunamis and waves generated by the fall of a meteorite. Linear and nonlinear theories, as well as experimental calibrations, are presented for cases of deep and shallow water explosions. Propagation of transient waves on dissipative, nonuniform bathymetries together with laboratory simulations are analyzed and discussed.

Author : Herbert C Kranzer
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,50 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
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ISBN : 9781021510129

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Kranzer and Keller investigate the complex phenomenon of water waves produced by underwater explosions. Through careful experimentation and data analysis, they develop a comprehensive understanding of the physics at play in this fascinating area of study. Their work provides valuable insight for scientists and engineers interested in understanding the behavior of fluids under extreme conditions. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : W. J. Garcia
Publisher :
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 25,71 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Nuclear excavation
ISBN :

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In the course of developing the capability of predicting the characteristics of water waves generated by explosions detonated in shallow water beneath the ocean floor, the pertinent data from past experiments were analysed using dimensional analysis as a framework. Data were examined from one series of high explosive cratering experiments detonated beneath the floor in shallow water, and from two series of high explosive experiments and one nuclear explosive experiment detonated above the floor in shallow water. The data indicate that the maximum radius of the water column produced by the explosion is proportional to the cube root of the ratio of explosive yield to ambient pressure at the point of detonation. Further, the data show that the maximum radius of the column of water is proportional to the square root of the product of wave height and distance from the source. The conclusions of this scheme of analysis are being tested with hydrodynamic computer code calculations.

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Page : 396 pages
File Size : 21,44 MB
Release : 1996
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The present treatise assembles the theoretical foundations and experimental results on the generation and propagation of water waves generated by underwater explosions. After a brief overview of the physical processes and a presentation of order of magnitude of explosion generated water waves (EGWW) as function of explosion parameters, linear theories and experimental calibration are presented. Nonlinear wave theories and their calibration are necessary in shallow water when the water crater caused by the explosion is not small compared to water depth. The importance of dissipation processes due to wave-sea floor interactions is emphasized, particularly when an EGWW travels on long continental shelf. Methodologies for the propagation of transient waves over 3D bathymetries are developed. The simulation of EGWW in the laboratory is reviewed. Finally, a numerical method based on Boundary Integral Method is applied to investigate the dynamic of bubble formation and wave generation near the explosion. (MM).