Enhancement of Shock Wave From Underwater Electrical Wire-Array Explosion at a Fixed Energy by Changing Wire Connection

Abstract

An energy-efficient method is developed to generate shock wave (SW) from underwater electrical wire-array explosion. By changing the wire connection of cylindrical wire array, parallel is found usually not the suitable connection of wire array to generate SW at a fixed energy. The suitable connection of wire array is determined by initial energy. At a given initial energy, resistance matching between load and external resistance is an important factor to generate a SW, and the corresponding discharge current is critically damped discharge.