Current and voltage across underwater gap where fine copper wires are exploded electrically are measured and the energy consumed there is calculated. Discharge efficiency, which is the ratio of energy consumed at the gap to the initial energy stored at capacitor bank, is evaluated under various charging voltages up to 63 kV, charging energies up to 2.6 kJ and natural frequencies of discharge circuit ranging from 10 kHz to 50 kHz. The maximum discharge efficiency reaches more than 80%, which is attained under the optimum wire dimensions given as S
w*=1.9×10
-3 (C
oV
o)
1.3f
o0.65, l
w*=4.3V
of
o-2/3 where S
w*(mm
2), l
w*(mm) are optimum cross sectional area and length of copper wire respectively, V
o(V), C
o(F) are charging voltage and capacitance of capacitor bank and f
o(Hz) is natural frequency of the circuit.
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