Design of a hypersonic waterjet apparatus driven by high explosives

Brandon L. Weeks; John Klosterman; Paul N. Worsey

doi:10.1063/1.1388212

Design of a hypersonic waterjet apparatus driven by high explosives

Brandon L. Weeks, John Klosterman, Paul N. Worsey

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The design and construction of a hypersonic waterjet apparatus is described. Jet velocities from 0.5 to 5 km/s have been achieved using a high explosive charge. Images are obtained in situ on various target substrates using a high-speed framing camera. Experimental results are shown for the impact of high velocity waterjets on propellants and high explosive samples. By observing the impact of the waterjet at a wide range of velocities a safety threshold can be determined where no reaction takes place.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3482-3484
Number of pages	3
Journal	Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume	72
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1388212
State	Published - Aug 2001

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