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Pressure measurements in the water-entry cavity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

H. I. Abelson
H. I. Abelson
Affiliation:
U.S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory White Oak, Silver Spring, Maryland Present address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York.
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Abstract

Significant experimental results from a study of pressure in the water-entry cavity are presented. Projectiles were fired into water at velocities up to 250 ft./sec and entry angles of 90°, 60°, and 45°. Pressure data obtained using underwater probes were correlated with high-speed motion pictures taken of the entries. Results indicate that the cavity pressure drop prior to surface closure is an order of magnitude greater than previously assumed. As the entry angle is decreased from 90°, the pressure drop decreases. The minimum cavity pressure decreases linearly with increasing entry velocity over the test range. As the entry angle is increased, the minimum entry velocity required to produce a measurable pressure drop becomes greater. An improved pressure-volume correlation is obtained if the volume enclosed by the cavity walls is corrected to account for re-entrant jet volume and air volume enclosed by the splash walls. Cavity pressure during the closed cavity phase behaves approximately according to the isentropic pressure–volume relation. Pressure drop and history are strongly dependent on projectile nose geometry. No appreciable cavity pressure gradient, axial or transverse, was found to exist. Deep closure or cavity collapse is accompanied by relatively high-pressure pulses.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 44 , Issue 1 , 21 October 1970 , pp. 129 - 144
Copyright
© 1970 Cambridge University Press

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