Research Article

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

Table 4

Water-entry sound energy for each entry velocity.

Entry velocity (m/s)Kinetic energy (J)Initial impact sound energy (J)Initial impact energy conversion rate (%)Pulsating-bubble sound energy (J)Pulsating-bubble sound energy conversion rate (%)

5.890.29372.78 × 10−109.46 × 10−81.87 × 10−66.37 × 10−4
6.370.34353.31 × 10−109.62 × 10−82.57 × 10−67.47 × 10−4
6.820.39333.96 × 10−101.01 × 10−73.42 × 10−68.71 × 10−4
7.140.43154.46 × 10−101.03 × 10−74.23 × 10−69.81 × 10−4
7.540.48135.23 × 10−101.09 × 10−75.47 × 10−61.14 × 10−3