APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HIGH PRESSURE BY UNDERWATER SHOCK WAVE

摘要

The invention provides an apparatus for generating a high pressure means of an underwater shock wave comprising a shock wave generation chamber having an inner surface formed into the shape of a part of a pseudo-ellipsoid of revolution and adapted to be filled with liquid, and a shock wave generation source for generating shock wave at a first focus of the pseudoellipsoid so that a high pressure may be applied by the shock wave to an object set in position at a second focus of the pseudo-ellipsoid, said shock wave generation source comprising laser means and a lens for focusing a laser beam emitted by the laser means at the first focus.