Abstract According to the self-built experimental platform, the shock wave experiment with and without a water barrier was carried out, the influence of the existence of a water barrier on the shock wave pressure peak was compared, and the influence of the water placement position on the attenuation effect of the pressure peak was studied. The experimental results show that the existence of a water barrier can completely attenuate the shock wave over-pressure peak, but the formation of aerosol clouds driven by hig…