Abstract:
The characteristics of electric discharge in a NaCl solution with a specific concentration of up to $\sim$ 1.7% (electrical conductivity up to 0.032 Sm/cm) are investigated. The discharge is produced by the Era-1 discharger in a vessel filled with water or a NaCl solution. We obtain the dependences of the maximal discharge current, pressure pulse, and the pressure amplitude at the shock front at a distance of 7 cm from the discharge axis on the electrolyte concentration.