Hydrodynamic properties of sea water at the front of a shock wave

Abstract

The Rankine-Hugoniot relations have been applied to appropriate equation-of-state data in order to calculate the propagation velocity, particle velocity, enthalpy increment, Riemann function, etc. at shock fronts of various amplitudes in sea water. One set of tables provides values over a wide pressure range (up to about 80 kilobars) and is principally intended for use in conjunction with theories of propagation of shock waves originated by underwater explosions. A second set of tables contains values which are closely spaced up to pressures of 14 kilobars. These are calculated with somewhat greater precision and are intended for use in connection with experimental measurements of particle and propagation velocities, etc.