Accession Number:

AD0874704

Title:

Acoustic Calibration of an Explosive Sound Source

Descriptive Note:

Technical memo.

Corporate Author:

SACLANT ASW RESEARCH CENTRE LA SPEZIA (ITALY)

Personal Author(s):

• Skretting, Audun

Report Date:

1970-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

25.0

Abstract:

A calibration of the sound output from 180 g TNT explosive sources at depths between 40 m and 90 m is described. No depth effect was observed and the results are in good agreement with earlier published measurements made at single depths.

Descriptors:

• *UNDERWATER SOUND
• ACCURACY
• ACOUSTIC SIGNALS
• ACOUSTICS
• CALIBRATION
• DIGITAL SYSTEMS
• EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
• EXPLOSIVE CHARGES
• HYDROPHONES
• INTENSITY
• MEASUREMENT
• PRESSURE
• PROPAGATION
• SHOCK WAVES
• SOUND TRANSMISSION
• SOURCES
• TEMPERATURE
• TNT
• UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS

Subject Categories:

• Acoustics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE