Research Article

Near-Field Measurements of Water-Entry Sound of Low-Speed Metal Balls in a Non-Anechoic Tank

Table 3

Water-entry sound energy corresponding to each ball size.

Ball size (m)Kinetic energy (J)Initial impact sound energy (J)Initial impact energy conversion rate (%)Pulsating-bubble sound energy (J)Pulsating-bubble sound energy conversion rate (%)

0.0060.12432.10 × 10−101.69 × 10−79.84 × 10−77.91 × 10−4
0.0080.29372.19 × 10−107.46 × 10−81.87 × 10−66.34 × 10−4
0.0100.57573.59 × 10−106.24 × 10−83.95 × 10−66.86 × 10−4
0.0120.99474.79 × 10−104.82 × 10−88.98 × 10−69.03 × 10−4
0.0141.57968.32 × 10−105.27 × 10−82.42 × 10−51.53 × 10−3