Shock wave dynamics is a topic with a wide variety of applications ranging from removal of kidney stones to inertial confinement fusion. In reality, the shock front is most often followed by a decay in flow properties, and therefore it is of interest to better understand shock dynamic events for these situations. Thus, an experimental facility that can provide results that are accurate, highly controlled, affordable and with a quick turn-around time are needed. Here, we present the design of an exploding wire system that can be coupled to either a two-dimensional or a three-dimensional test section to provide the user with a multitude of settings to study shock dynamics emanating from shock waves with decaying flow properties behind the shock front. Schlieren photographs taken with an ultra-high speed camera are also presented to show that the exploding wire system functions as intended in both two- and three-dimensional setups.

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用于研究冲击波动力学的多重爆炸线装置的设计

冲击波动力学是一个具有广泛应用的主题，从肾结石的去除到惯性约束融合。实际上，激波前沿最常伴随着流动特性的衰减，因此更好地理解这些情况下的激波动态事件是有意义的。因此，需要一种能够提供准确、高度可控、价格合理且周转时间短的结果的实验​​设施。在这里，我们展示了一个爆炸丝系统的设计，该系统可以耦合到二维或三维测试部分，为用户提供多种设置来研究由具有衰减流动特性的冲击波发出的冲击动力学冲击前线。