Implosion Tank
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Specifications
ASME Stamped Pressure Vessel
Rated 600 psi
Inner Raduis 3 ft (nearly spherical)
Wall thickness 1.25 in (Carbon Steel)
Number of windows 5 (4 in thick)
Dry weight 9850 lbs
10 rings welded inside for mounting probes and models
Experiments include underwater explosion and implosion
Light bulbs are used to explore physics of the implosion process for gas-filled shell structures in a high-pressure water environment.
Brass cylinders are also tested in the implosion tank.
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Procedures for underwater implosion experiments
The tank is filled until only 5 liters of air space remains at the top. Then the tank is sealed and slowly pressurized with Nitrogen gas until the model implodes.
The implosions are photographed with high-speed cameras.
Gas and water-bound pressure waves are measured.
