The invention provides an air buffer device used for eliminating
underwater near-distance explosion shock
waves. The air buffer device comprises a counterweight, a gas ejector
pipe, a maze type bubble channel and a flexible gasbag, wherein both the lower end and the upper end of the maze type bubble channel are open; the lower end of the maze type bubble channel is fixedly arranged on the gas ejector
pipe, and the upper portion of the maze type bubble channel is connected with the flexible gasbag; the gas ejector
pipe is connected with the counterweight; a gas ejecting hole of the gas ejector pipe is positioned inside the maze type bubble channel; and floating force, generated in water, of the flexible gasbag is greater than gravity, borne in water, of the maze type bubble channel. According to the air buffer device provided by the invention, air buffers which are staggered front and rear are formed in the vertical direction, and sudden change of
wave impedance between an air medium and a surrounding water medium is utilized, so that a pressure
peak value of shock
waves can be attenuated by 90% or more, and therefore, safety of nearby hydraulic structures and other protected targets is protected, and the air buffer device has the advantages of being good in energy dissipation effect, energy-saving,
environmentally friendly, and the like.