Influence of Circuit Parameters on Discharge Characteristics and Shock-Wave in Underwater Electric Wire Explosion

Wei Yuan, Ruoyu Han, Weisheng He, Chen Li, Yuchen Cao, Yongmin Zhang*

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Abstract

An experimental study on the underwater electrical wire explosion under microsecond-scale discharge was carried out. The electrophysical and shock-wave (SW) parameters of the circuit were measured under different stored energy and inserted inductance components. Specifically, the resistive load voltage, circuit current and SW pressure waveform were obtained, and the electric power and deposited energy of the load were calculated. Also, the peak pressure, full width at half maximum (thickness), and impulse of the SW were compared. The results showed that as the stored energy increased, the discharge mode would change. For a fixed wire load, increasing the stored energy would enhance the subsequent plasma expansion and produce a stronger SW. Furthermore, adding the inductance components could decrease the amplitude of current, voltage and electric power, affecting the strength of shape of the main SW. For the 1.3 μH inserted inductor, the peak of SW pressure would increase by about 8.7%, while for the 10.7 μH case, the peak would drop by about 5.1%. The phenomenon might be related to the stored energy of the circuit inductance. There should be an optimal matching relationship between the SW strength and the loop inductance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference of China Electrotechnical Society - Volume III
EditorsJinghan He, Yaohua Li, Qingxin Yang, Xidong Liang
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages1061-1068
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9789811915314
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event16th Annual Conference of China Electrotechnical Society, ACCES 2021 - Beijing, China
Duration: 24 Sept 202126 Sept 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume891 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference16th Annual Conference of China Electrotechnical Society, ACCES 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period24/09/2126/09/21

Keywords

  • Exploding wires
  • Shock-wave
  • Underwater discharge
  • Underwater explosions

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